1. Cell Injury Flashcards
What do we use to measure oxygen in the body?
Hemoglobin, oxygen saturation (on the heme), partial pressure of arterial oxygen
What does it mean for oxygen saturation to be 100%?
All 4 spots on heme bound to oxygen
What is partial pressure of arterial oxygen?
Oxygen dissolved in PLASMA
What is the relationship between oxygen saturation and partial pressure of arterial oxygen?
Move in the SAME direction because oxygen saturation gets its oxygen from the oxygen dissolved in plasma
What is the most common cause of ischemia?
Thrombus in muscular artery
What is hypoxemia?
Decreased partial pressure of arterial oxygen
Whenever you have respiratory acidosis, what happens to partial pressure of O2?
Goes down - hypoxemia; there is always an inverse relationship between PCO2 and PO2
Patient with hypoxemia given 100% O2 and O2 doesn’t increase - what’s happening?
Shunt - perfusion but no ventilation (kids - hyaline membrane disease, adults - adult respiratory syndrome)
What happens when you give 100% O2 to someone with a perfusion defect?
O2 will increase because not every single alveoli is not perfused
Does anemia give you hypoxemia?
NO - it gives you decreased Hgb but PO2 and oxygen saturation are normal
You will have hypoxia (tissue lacks oxygen) but not hypoxemia (PO2 in the blood is normal)
Heater in the winter time, automobile exhaust, house fire - what should you think of?
CO poisoning
What else should you think of with house fire aside from CO poisoning?
Cyanide poisoning because of upholstery on furniture
What is the only lab value affected in CO poisoning?
Oxygen saturation is decreased because CO displaces O2 on the heme
How do we treat CO poisoning?
100% oxygen
What does cyanosis mean?
Decreased oxygen saturation