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chemistry screen
carbon dioxide
diagnoses

definition

reference ranges:
standard: 22-32 mEq/L
healthy: 24-30 mEq/L

conditions that can exhibit an increase in CO2:
Severe electrolyte disturbances; Porphyrias; Hypothyroidism; Fever; Loss of HCl from vomiting; Adrenocortical hyperfunction; Metabolic alkalosis.

conditions that can exhibit a decrease in CO2:
Physiologic (high altitude, pregnancy); Psychogenic; secondary to metabolic acidosis or anoxemia; Drug therapy (salicylate overdose); Certain CNS lesions; Liver failure; Gram (-) septicemia; Diabetic mellitus; Renal dysfunction; Dehydration.


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