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What does hypercapnia mean?

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  1. (medicine) the condition of having an abnormally high concentration of carbon dioxide in the blood
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The influence of hypercapnia on tonically discharging motor units is certainly of interest, and future studies are needed.
Adults with cystic fibrosis are susceptible to hypoxemia, hypercapnia, arousal from sleep, and neurobehavioral impairment.
FigureĀ 2 displays good neurological function at hospital discharge among patients with hypocapnia, normocapnia, and hypercapnia.
Clients with COPD may have chronic hypercapnia, and their respiratory drive may be based on their hypoxic state.
This rise in discharge rate with hypercapnia paralleled the rise in iEMG activity.
These effects include a mild degree of hypoventilation with consequent hypercapnia, and a diminished responsiveness to respiratory stimuli.

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