Validation of venous pCO2 to screen for arterial hypercarbia in patients with chronic obstructive airways disease.    From Wordnik.com.  [Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en]] Reference

According to the authors, frequent episodes of nocturnal hypoxemia and hypercarbia induce vasodilation and disturbances in the autoregulation of the brains of OSA patients.    From Wordnik.com.  [PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories] Reference

Also, the patient was getting a little somnolent, which is never a good sign when you are worried about hypoxemia / hypercarbia, so I figured it would be best if a nurse accompanied her.    From Wordnik.com.  [code blog - tales of a nurse] Reference

< 60mm Hg, SaO2 < 90% ๏   Extreme altitude:   > 18050 feet (> 5500 m)   Hypoxia, hypercarbia   Cannot acclimate.    From Wordnik.com.  [Recently Uploaded Slideshows] Reference

The occurrence of fatal cardiac arrhythmias may increase after massive sympathetic discharge and in the presence of hypercarbia and hypoxia. 2 King reports that fatal arrythmias were the cause of death in four teenagers who had intentionally inhaled typewriter correction fluid containing TCE. 9 The temporal relation of three of the deaths to physical exertion suggests catecholamine-associated induction of fatal cardiac arrythmias. 9 Wodka describes anteroseptal myocardial injury in a 15 year old who was found in ventricular fibrillation after inhaling typewriter correction fluid. 2.    From Wordnik.com.  [poison prevention for Delaware, Lehigh Valley, S.E. Pennsylvania] Reference