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Partial Pressure of Arterial Carbon Dioxide (PCO2, PaCO2)

Diagnostic test reference page from the Everyone Healthy database.

Connected diagnostic information

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What this test measures

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This section shows the biological marker/agent measured by this diagnostic test. Each marker/agent opens its own page with related conditions. Detailed reference ranges are shown separately in the Reference ranges and concentrations section below, so they are not repeated here.

Reference ranges and concentrations

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These ranges are pulled from the existing EH diagnostic-test reference range tables. They can vary by laboratory, method, age, sex, sample type and clinical situation.

Biological marker/agent / concentrationReference rangeUnitAgeGenderCategory / test group
Partial Pressure of Arterial Carbon Dioxide (PaCO2)35 – 45mm HgAllBothBlood Studies / Blood Gas Tests

Tip: scroll sideways on small screens to see all columns. Ranges are educational only and must be interpreted by a qualified clinician.

Conditions where linked markers may be increased or decreased

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This section links the test's biological markers/agents to related conditions. It is a browsing guide, not a diagnosis.

Markers often increased in

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Markers often decreased in

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Related disease pages directly linked to this test

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These are direct diagnostic-test-to-condition links stored in the EH database.

Full article / legacy information

Partial Pressure of Arterial Carbon Dioxide (PCO2, PaCO2)

ID 477


Summary References

Treatments:

1. http://www.altitude.org/oxygen_levels.php

2. http://www.prognosis.org/arterial_blood_gas_calculator.php

3. http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/blood_gases/test.html

4. http://www.meddean.luc.edu/lumen/MedEd/MEDICINE/pulmonar/physio/pf10.htm