Hypercapnic patients were best separated from normocapnic patients using thresholds for FVC% of 56% predicted and 33% predicted for FEV1%. Hypercapnia in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary ...

A recent study examined the effects of continuous 24-hour HFNT over 3 days in 10 patients with an acute COPD exacerbation and hypercapnia. The results of the study support the authors’ hypothesis that ...

CARBON dioxide retention resulting in an elevation of carbon dioxide tension of body fluids occurs commonly in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The hydration of carbon dioxide to carbonic acid ...

Hypercapnia, also known as hypercarbia, is a condition that occurs when a person has too much carbon dioxide (CO 2) in their bloodstream. It can cause dizziness, fatigue, and shortness of breath.

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a group of lung conditions that include chronic bronchitis and emphysema. It’s a chronic condition that makes breathing difficult, and can lead to ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The addition of high-flow nasal cannula to long-term oxygen therapy may ...

Noninvasive ventilation is a well-known life-sparing option during acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), but its effectiveness for severe, but stable disease has been ...

TWO patients seen recently at the University of Texas Medical Branch Hospitals presented severe chronic pulmonary insufficiency and hypercapnia complicated by systemic alkalosis. The alkalosis was ...

VLBW (birth weight, 501–1500 g) infants born at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences between July 2002 and February 2004 were eligible for this observational study if they required ...

Reviewed by Ware Kuschner, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, & Critical Care Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine A large meta-analysis, spearheaded by a team of ...