Hypercapnia (hypercarbia), or carbon dioxide (CO2) retention, causes high CO2 blood levels when your lungs cannot eliminate enough CO2 through breathing. Hypercapnia can be dangerous, but there are ...

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Medically reviewed by Sanja Jelic, MDMedically reviewed by Sanja Jelic, MD Hypercapnia describes high carbon dioxide (CO2) levels in the blood. It can happen when there is an overproduction of CO2 or ...