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I have pickwickian syndrome & had a blood gas test done today. what are normal results?

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Dr. Silviu Pasniciuc answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

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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