hypocarbia


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.

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

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.

hy·po·cap·ni·a

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

hy·po·cap·ni·a

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