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I have pickwickian syndrome & had a blood gas test done today. what are normal results?
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Your normal: By definition in Pickwick syndrome your CO2 partial pressure will be higher than in normal individuals, what we call a chronic retainer. The trick would be to compare actual value with your previous values other than with normal values.
Answered 5/20/2014
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