Medmastery: compensation
Franz Wiesbauer looks at acid-base compensation and some super-simple rules that will help you decide whether compensation is adequate or not.
Tag Respiratory Compensation
Respiratory Compensation in Metabolic Disorders
The extent of respiratory compensation for a metabolic disorder is determined by the balance between the abnormality in the pH (hence the drive to change) and how hard it is to get there (eg. work of respiratory muscles in hyperventilation)