hypocapnia

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hypocapnia - a state in which the level of carbon dioxide in the blood is lower than normal; can result from deep or rapid breathingacapniaphysical condition, physiological condition, physiological state - the condition or state of the body or bodily functionshypercapnia, hypercarbia - the physical condition of having the presence of an abnormally high level of carbon dioxide in the circulating blood

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hypocapnia

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hypocapnia

[hi″po-kap´ne-ah] deficiency of carbon dioxide in the blood; it results from hyperventilation and eventually leads to alkalosis. Called also hypocarbia. adj., adj hypocap´nic.

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(hī'pō-kap'nē-ă), Abnormally decreased arterial carbon dioxide tension. Synonym(s): hypocarbia [hypo- + G. kapnos, smoke, vapor]

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Decreased CO2 or bicarbonate in blood. Hypocapnia, even when marked, is normally well tolerated; transient induction of hypocapnia can lead to life-saving physiologic changes in patients with severe intracranial hypertension or neonatal pulmonary-artery hypertension, but hypocapnia of longer duration in critically ill patients adversely affects outcomes. Prophylactic induction of hypocapnia has no clinical role.

hypocapnia

↓ Arterial CO₂

hy·po·cap·ni·a

(hī'pō-kap'nē-ă) Abnormally decreased arterial carbon dioxide tension.
Synonym(s): hypocarbia. [hypo- + G. kapnos, smoke, vapor]

hypocapnia

Reduced amounts of carbon dioxide in the blood, as after HYPERVENTILATION.

hy·po·cap·ni·a

(hī'pō-kap'nē-ă) Abnormally decreased arterial carbon dioxide tension.
Synonym(s): hypocarbia. [hypo- + G. kapnos, smoke, vapor]

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noun a state in which the level of carbon dioxide in the blood is lower than normal

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