4th Pediatric Infectious Diseases Conference
 
 
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Question
A 2 year male child had episodes of hypercarbia, the range of PCO2 was about 120 to 130 -is ventilated - lungs are not that bad but he does not breathe adequately. CNS is good if CO2 falls but if it rises he becomes drowsy. Lungs seem grossly ok . How do we make him breathe better on his own ? Does CCHS behave like this ? If so what do we do to help him - chronic ventilation is something they cannot afford.
Answer
A chronic lung disease with hypercarbia and the child not breathing adequately would need ventilation. However one may give ventilation that is enough to maintain permissible hypercarbia.
 
 
 
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