
Estimates for pO2 and pCO2
Specialty: | Pulmonology Clinical Laboratory |
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Description: | A patient's pO2 varies with age. pCO2 is affected by altitude, with values for pCO2 decreasing with altitude above sea level at a rate of 5 mm Hg per mile above sea level. |
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