Hypercarbia

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Contents 1 Introduction 2 Clinical-manifestations 3 More General Terms 4 Additional Terms 5 References

Introduction

• Elevated pCO2.

Clinical-manifestations

• asterixis
• obtundation
• conjunctival suffusion

More General Terms

• sign/symptom

Additional Terms

• arterial blood gas (ABG)
• respiratory acidosis

References

Mayo Internal Medicine Board Review, 1998-99, Prakash UBS (ed) Lippincott-Raven, Philadelphia, 1998, pg 721

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