Hypercapnia

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• Synonyms

  • Carbon dioxide retention
  • CO2 retention
  • Raised pCO2
  • Hypercarbia

• Causes

  • Respiratory acidosis
  • Hypoventilatory respiratory failure
  • Blue bloater
  • Meconium aspiration

• Effects

  • Peripheral vasodilatation
  • Bounding pulse
  • Asterixis
  • Delirium
  • Sinus tachycardia
  • Papilloedema
  • Drowsiness
  • Coma

• Parents

  • Blood gas investigation