Carbon Dioxide: Why It Is Done
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Why It Is Done
A carbon dioxide test is often done as part of a group of laboratory blood tests (chemistry screen) to help find the cause of many kinds of symptoms. It is often done if you are having breathing problems.
| Last updated: | May 09, 2008 |
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| Author: | Jeannette Curtis |
| Reviewed By: | Kathleen Romito, MD - Family Medicine, R. Steven Tharratt, MD, MPVM, FACP, FCCP - Pulmonology, Critical Care, Medical Toxicology |
| Editors: | Susan Van Houten, RN, BSN, MBA, Tracy Landauer |
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