A nurse is caring for a patient with a high blood level of carbon dioxide. The nurse would expect which of the following responses by the body's respiratory system?

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When the carbon dioxide level in the blood increases, the respiratory center in the brain initiates an increase in the breathing rate to remove excess carbon dioxide through exhalation. Therefore, the breathing rate increases in response to high blood levels of carbon dioxide.

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