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What Does This Blood Test Report Indicate?
My grandson is four yrs and currently in hospital ED with severe nausea/vomiting ... he has had IV fluids and is now holding down his pedialyte but doctor is wanting to f/u lab because earlier blood test revealed a critically low CO2 level that may require hospitalization if not better. What does a critically low CO2 level mean? Is it dangerous?
Wed, 26 Oct 2016
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Low Co2 causes metabolic acidosis which is serious if not managed...but its not something that ED people can't handle
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