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Posted by tomjax on January 10, 2001 at 14:20:15:In Reply to: CO2 retention, treatment with meds question posted by NikkiNet on January 10, 2001 at 12:48:09:
Retention is a vague term. I would like a more definitive explanation of this condition and it's role in respiration. I assume an increase would result in systemic acidosis. I also assume it is self limiting feed back (hypothalmus?) and an increase in respiration would bring it back in equilibrium. Intuition only goes so far, as I have learned at this forum.
Is the flow rate not sufficient to empty the residual co2 in the tube or can it accumulate???
Inquiring minds want to know.
PS- this is cpap related, I think.
- Re: CO2- more info wanted NikkiNet 11:55 1/15/01 (0)
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