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Carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning can be caused by exposure to fumes from burning fuel in motor vehicles, small engines, stoves, grills, gas ranges, lanterns, fireplaces, or furnaces.
Carbon dioxide poisoning is most commonly caused by working in small, enclosed spaces with poor ventilation. Although cases of carbon dioxide poisoning are rare, they can lead to convulsions, coma, and even death.
Hypercapnia is a condition where you have high levels of carbon dioxide in your blood. Causes include conditions that affect your lungs, brain, nerves and muscles.
Hypercapnia, also known as hypercarbia, is a condition that occurs when a person has too much carbon dioxide (CO 2) in their bloodstream. It can cause dizziness, fatigue, and shortness of breath.
Hypercapnia describes high carbon dioxide (CO2) levels in the blood above 45 mm Hg. It can happen when there is an overproduction of CO2 or an inability to efficiently clear it from the body. Hypercapnia can be a life-threatening health crisis.
Hypercapnia is generally defined as an arterial blood carbon dioxide level over 45 mmHg (6 kPa). Since carbon dioxide is in equilibrium with carbonic acid in the blood, hypercapnia drives serum pH down, resulting in respiratory acidosis.
Respiratory acidosis is your body’s response to having too much carbon dioxide (CO2) in your lungs. The large amount of CO2 makes your body fluids and blood acidic to the point where your blood...
At high levels, the carbon dioxide itself can cause headache, dizziness, nausea and other symptoms. This could occur when exposed to levels above 5,000 ppm for many hours. At even higher levels of CO 2 can cause asphyxiation as it replaces oxygen in the blood-exposure to concentrations around 40,000 ppm is immediately dangerous to life and health.
Carbon dioxide does not only cause asphyxiation by hypoxia but also acts as a toxicant. At high concentrations, it has been showed to cause unconsciousness almost instantaneously and respiratory arrest within 1 min [6]. Other causes of carbon dioxide intoxication have been identified as well, such as dry ice.
Carbon dioxide (CO 2) narcosis is a condition that develops when excessive CO 2 is present in the bloodstream, leading to a depressed level of consciousness. This condition largely results from lung disease, hypoventilation, or environmental exposure.