Definition. CO2 is carbon dioxide. This article discusses the laboratory test to measures the amount of carbon dioxide in the liquid part of your blood, called the serum. In the body, most of the CO2 is in the form of a substance called bicarbonate (HCO3-). Therefore, the CO2 blood test is really a measure of your blood bicarbonate level.
Potassium can cause stomach upset, nausea, diarrhea, vomiting, intestinal gas, and other side effects. Too much potassium is UNSAFE and can cause feelings of burning or tingling, generalized weakness, paralysis, listlessness, dizziness, mental confusion, low blood pressure, irregular heart rhythm, and death.
Potassium and strokes According to an Italian study, potassium is of particular importance in the prevention of strokes. According to the project leader, an increase in the daily potassium intake could help to prevent some 1,155,000 strokes a year worldwide. When increasing their daily potassium intake by 1.64 g, a 21% drop in the occurrence of strokes was recorded for study participants.