Thursday, May 17, 2012

Low CO2

If someone asks for low CO2 or low PaCO2, the Mesh term to use is Hypocapnia (a deficiency of CO2 in arterial blood).

There also exists a corresponding term Hypercapnia, for an overabundance of CO2 in arterial blood. You probably wouldn't be using it in the same question, but it exists.

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