Oxygen-Induced Hypercapnia: A Bedtime Story for Doctors 

Why does oxygen make a patient retain carbon dioxide? Do only COPD patients suffer from oxygen-induced hypercapnia? Should one give oxygen if the patient’s carbon dioxide is increasing?
This bedtime story for doctors answers these questions and delves into medical history, as Red Riding Hood struggles to save her granny from a hypercapnic coma. This video explains why administering oxygen can cause patients to retain carbon dioxide and illustrates the three main causes (that we know of today): decreased respiratory drive, V/Q Mismatch and the Haldane Effect.
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- Jenny Dahlström Ilicki - Illustrations
- DALL-E - AI generated book cover art
- Pixabay - Stock footage of the moon
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