Are COPD Patients at Risk for Hypercapnia?
The information on the Face Mask Exempt card ABOVE is FALSE. However, the information on the link below is TRUE.
Unfortunately, the answer is yes. Although not all people with COPD will develop hypercapnia, COPD is one of the major causes of hypercapnia. Hypercapnia, also known as hypercarbia or CO2 retention, is a condition that occurs when there are elevated levels of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the blood. CO2 is a by-product of metabolism and is usually removed from the body in sufficient amounts through the lungs when you exhale. Although it can be caused by a number of conditions including hypoventilation (breathing at an abnormally slow rate) and narcotic drug overdose, one of the most common causes of hypercapnia is chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
https://www.inogen.com/blog/copd-hypercapnia/
The information on the flyer ABOVE is FALSE, along with a couple of others that have been circulating the Internet and on Facebook.
