About this episode

The episode discusses why interstitial lung disease patients typically do not experience increased pCO₂ levels, highlighting a rapid chemical reaction in the human body.

Why don't interstitial lung disease patients typically get increased pCO₂? The answer involves one of the fastest chemical reactions in the human body. Click here for show notes and click here to obtain AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (0.5 hours), Non-Physician Attendance (0.5 hours), or ABIM MOC Part 2 (0.5 hours). Audio edited by Clair Morgan of Nodderly.com. Resident Giancarlo Buonomo and medical student Millennium Manna are our producers.

People in this episode

Host: The Curious Clinicians

Topics covered

• interstitial lung disease
• chemical reactions
• human body
• pCO₂
• medicine

Keywords

• interstitial lung disease
• pCO₂
• chemical reactions
• human body
• medicine

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Organizations: Nodderly.com

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