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Results 1 - 10 of 82 for Carbon Dioxide OR Oxygen
  1. CO2 blood test 
    CO2 is carbon dioxide. This article discusses the laboratory test to measure the amount of carbon dioxide in the liquid part of your blood, called ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003469.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  2. Aging changes in the lungs 
    ... into the body. The other is to remove carbon dioxide from the body. Your body needs oxygen to work properly. Carbon dioxide is a gas your body produces when it ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/004011.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  3. Hyperventilation 
    You breathe in oxygen and breathe out carbon dioxide. Excessive breathing creates a low level of carbon dioxide in your blood. This causes many of the symptoms of hyperventilation. You may hyperventilate ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003071.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  4. Obesity hypoventilation syndrome (OHS) 
    ... obesity. It leads to lower oxygen and higher carbon dioxide levels in the blood. ... As a result, the blood contains too much carbon dioxide and not enough oxygen. During stable conditions, people ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000085.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  5. Acidosis 
    ... Respiratory acidosis develops when there is too much carbon dioxide (an acid) in the body. This type of ... when the body is unable to remove enough carbon dioxide through breathing. Other names for respiratory acidosis are ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/001181.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  6. Alkalosis 
    ... called acids and bases in the body. Decreased carbon dioxide (an acid) level or increased bicarbonate (a base) ... below. Respiratory alkalosis is caused by a low carbon dioxide level in the blood. This can be due ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/001183.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  7. Abnormal hemoglobins testing 
    ... in red blood cells that moves oxygen and carbon dioxide between the lungs and body tissues. Hemoglobin derivatives ... hemoglobin derivatives prevent adequate transport of oxygen and carbon dioxide and cause illness. This article discusses the test ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003371.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  8. Alveolar abnormalities 
    ... the lungs to the blood vessels, and for carbon dioxide to be removed from the blood vessels to ... pus Get destroyed Once this occurs oxygen and carbon dioxide exchange do not happen normally and lead to ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/001093.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  9. Respiratory alkalosis 
    ... a condition marked by a low level of carbon dioxide in the blood due to breathing excessively. ... include: Arterial blood gas , which measures oxygen and carbon dioxide levels in the blood Basic metabolic panel Chest ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000111.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  10. Respiratory acidosis 
    ... your lungs can’t remove all of the carbon dioxide produced by your body. This causes the blood ... acid-base balance. Acute respiratory acidosis occurs when carbon dioxide builds up very quickly, before the kidneys can ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000092.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
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