Hypercapnia (hypercarbia)
| ICD10 Diagnosis | |
| Dx: | Hypercapnia (hypercarbia) |
| ICD10 code: | R06.89 |
| Pre-ICD10 counterpart: | none assigned |
| Charlson/ALERT Scale: | none |
| APACHE Como Component: | none |
| APACHE Acute Component: | 2019-0: Postop resp failure/insuff |
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| Stop Date: | |
| Data Dependencies(Reports/Indicators/Data Elements): | No results |
| External ICD10 Documentation | |
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Additional Info
- Hypercapnia, also known as hypercarbia and CO2 retention, is a condition of abnormally elevated carbon dioxide (CO2) levels in the blood. Carbon dioxide is a gaseous product of the body's metabolism and is normally expelled through the lungs.
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- ARDS (noncardiogenic pulmonary edema)
- Transfusion-related acute lung injury (TRALI, form of ARDS)
- Respiratory arrest
- COPD, acute exacerbation
- Bronchitis, acute or chronic not specified, infectious or noninfectious
- Pulmonary emphysema or bullous disease without COPD
- Asthma, acute exacerbation
- Status asthmaticus
- Congestive heart failure, NOS
- Congestive heart failure with pulmonary edema
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