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Low CO2 - Hypocapnia
Low CO2 - Hypocapnia
Hypocapnia is defined as a deficiency of carbon dioxide in the arterial blood. This is a major respiratory symptom.
Hypocarbia is caused by chronic hyperventilation (or an automatic deep breathing pattern) leading to alveolar hypocapnia (lack of CO2), and if there is no ventilation-perfusion mismatch, to arterial CO2 deficiency.