No, it isn't.
+4 oxidation state
COPD-related deaths are about twice as high among unskilled and semi-skilled laborers as among professionals
No. HCO3- is the bicarbonate ion.
It is possible that your carbon dioxide levels are too high... If you are increasingly sleepy, and you have a chronic lung disease like COPD, you need to bring this to the attention of your doctor...
Bicarbonate reaction CO2 + H20 ⇋ H+ + HC03-
COPD -emphysema and chronic bronchitis
Emphysema is one type of COPD. There are others.
In a person without COPD the drive to breath is high carbon monoxide. In a person with COPD the drive to breath is low O2.
the three buffer systems are NaHC03 The 2 other buffer systems are H2C03 and HC03 . THANK YOU !
Coffee can not help people with COPD. The only thing to help with COPD is medicines giving by a doctor.
http://copd.about.com/od/copd/a/copddiet.htm is a very helpful page that discusses COPD and provides detailed infromation on how those with COPD can keep healthy.