Question 1

can high carbon dioxide in the blood be cured?

Accepted Answer

High bicarbonate (sodium bicarbonate) : Simple answers yes. The high bicarbonate (sodium bicarbonate) is usually due to another process and either the kidney or the ling change the levels. Water pills, vomiting are the few common ones, sleep apnea is another cause. Finding cause is key and that should lead to therapy. Answering the question as to why there is high bicarbonate (sodium bicarbonate) is key.

Question 2

had a blood test with high reading of carbon dioxide in blood, 31. what does this mean?

Accepted Answer

Numbers are numbers: Numbers are just numbers, so the significance of them must be looked at in the context of a patient's real-life situation. The first thing a doctor considers is why somebody did a lab test, under what circumstances, and in association with what symptoms? Having a higher "carbon dioxide" in the blood means having more bicarbonate and less acid (less H+ ion), but there are many possible reasons.

Question 3

what can cause a low carbon dioxide level in a blood test?

Accepted Answer

Loss or acidosis: Loss of carbon dioxide (as carbon dioxide) can occur in anything that makes you breathe heavily for a long period of time. (being on a ventilator as one example). Loss through the kidney with diuretics sometime.

Mostly, CO2 is in the form of bicarbonate (sodium bicarbonate). This is removed by acidity which occurs in serious organ failure (sepsis, kidney failure, etc.)

Question 4

how does increase amount of the carbon dioxide in the blood affect kidney  and causes renal failure?

Accepted Answer

Respiratory acidosis: It doesn't. Increased carbon dioxide causes a acidic shift in the blood. The kidneys will try to buffer the acidosis by excreting hydrogen ion. If the kidneys are impaired then their ability to compensate will be reduced and then further damage can occur.

Question 5

i had a blood test run. my chloride was high 107and my carbon dioxide was low 13. everything else was normal. should i be concerned about the those abnormal numbers?

Accepted Answer

Ask ordering doctor: Numbers are just numbers, so the significance of them must be looked at in the context of a patient's real-life situation. The first thing a doctor considers is why somebody did a lab test, under what circumstances, and in association with what symptoms? Having a lower "carbon dioxide" in the blood means having less bicarbonate and more acid (more H+ ion), but there are many possible reasons.

Question 6

hello. i had blood test results and i just wanted a second opinion. my mch is at 32.2 fl  bit high, mchch is at 33.1fl its normal, mcv is a 97.6%. also, my carbon dioxide is at a 32 mmol and glucose at a 104. everything else is in the normal range.

Accepted Answer

Ok: Was the glucose fasting? If it was, just watch the sugars and carbs  in your diet.

Question 7

carbon dioxide level is high in my mother's blood & she is using bipap machine. is there any medicine for this so that she does not have to use bipap?

Accepted Answer

Inhalers & steroids: This situation typically occurs with advancing COPD or with an acute bout of respiratory failure. If the problem is related to copd, the bipap is a temporising measure while steroids and inhalers kick in. In other situations such as heart failure, different medications are used. Regardless of the cause she has to get better or she will end up on a breathing machine.

Question 8

can heart failure cause a decrease of carbon dioxide in the blood?

Accepted Answer

Heart failure: CHF can cause a degree of acidemia. This is reflected by decreased bicarbonate (sodium bicarbonate) in the electolyte panel. This is not carbon dioxide but is related.

Question 9

what does elevated white blood cells and platelets but low carbon dioxide mean?

Accepted Answer

Ask the ordering doc: Since there is not enough information presented here to answer accurately.

Question 10

what effect does exercise have on the amount of carbon dioxide released by the blood?

Accepted Answer

Respiration: When you exercise multiple physiological processes occur.  You metabolize more thus producing more co2. Co2 is scrubbed from the blood by the lungs to eliminate it.  Co2 is regulated very tightly and part of the issue is actually how fit you are - a cross country runner has a different co2 physiology than a couch potato or a smoker.

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I had a blood test run. my chloride was high 107and my carbon dioxide was low 13. everything else was normal. should i be concerned about the those abnormal numbers?

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Hello. i had blood test results and i just wanted a second opinion. my mch is at 32.2 fl bit high, mchch is at 33.1fl its normal, mcv is a 97.6%. also, my carbon dioxide is at a 32 mmol and glucose at a 104. everything else is in the normal range.

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Carbon dioxide level is high in my mother's blood & she is using bipap machine. is there any medicine for this so that she does not have to use bipap?

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