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One difficulty in evaluation acid-base derangements is the presence of multiple pathologies. A patient may present with a metabolic acidosis process alone, but they may also have a concomitant respiratory acidosis. Winters's formula gives an expected value for the patient's P CO 2; the patient's actual (measured) P CO 2 is then compared to this ...
The rest of the difference is due to the continual uptake of oxygen by the pulmonary capillaries, and the continual diffusion of CO 2 out of the capillaries into the alveoli. The alveolar pO 2 is not routinely measured but is calculated from blood gas measurements by the alveolar gas equation .
The most common gas tensions measured are oxygen tension (P x O 2), carbon dioxide tension (P x CO 2) and carbon monoxide tension (P x CO). [3] The subscript x in each symbol represents the source of the gas being measured: "a" meaning arterial, "A" being alveolar, "v" being venous, and "c" being capillary. [3]
The CO 2 combines with H 2 O to form carbonic acid (H 2 CO 3). The lungs normally excrete the volatile fraction through ventilation, and acid accumulation does not occur. A significant alteration in ventilation that affects elimination of CO 2 can cause a respiratory acid-base disorder. The PaCO 2 is maintained within a range of 35–45 mm Hg ...
The alveolar gas equation is the method for calculating partial pressure of alveolar oxygen (p A O 2).The equation is used in assessing if the lungs are properly transferring oxygen into the blood.
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The respiratory exchange ratio (RER) is the ratio between the metabolic production of carbon dioxide (CO 2) and the uptake of oxygen (O 2). [3] [4] The ratio is determined by comparing exhaled gases to room air. Measuring this ratio is equal to RQ only at rest or during mild to moderate aerobic exercise without the accumulation of lactate.
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