10) Blood gases and pH Flashcards
2 components of bicarb buffer system
Dissolved carbon dioxide gas (CO2)
Bicarbonate ion (HCO3-)
1 atm = —- mmHg
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gas solubility constant
How much gas dissolves for each 1 mmHg of partial pressure of that gas.
CO2 solubility constant
0.03 mmol/L per mmHg
concentration of CO2
[CO2] = (pCO2)(0.03)
Lung disease can ——- the pressure and hyperventilation can ——- the pressure
increase
decrease
CO2 + H2O →
H2CO3
carbonic acid
H2CO3 →
H + HCO3
enzyme catalyzing change from CO2 to bicarb
carbonic anhydrase
—% of CO2 is present as bicarbonate.
—% is bound to hemoglobin as a carbamino compound.
—% is present as dissolved gas.
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buffer
a solution containing a weak acid and its conjugate base that resists changes in pH when a strong acid or base is added
4 blood buffers
Bicarbonate
Hemoglobin
Phosphorus
Proteins
Henderson-Hasselbalch Equation
pH = pKa + log[cHCO3/(𝛼)(pCO2)]
pKa = 6.1
𝛼 = 0.03
bicarb RR
22-26 mmol/L
pCO2 RR
35-45 mmHg
normal bicarbonate:carbonic acid ratio
20:1
Hemoglobin accounts for about —-% of buffering capacity, but is the 2nd most important buffering system.
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hemoglobin functions
Transports H+, O2 and CO2
Allows for large amounts of CO2 to be carried in the blood with little or no change in pH.
Participates in the chloride shift to maintain neutral charge within the RBC
Accounts for only about 1% of blood buffering capacity
phosphate buffer system
Account for about 14% of blood buffering capacity.
proteins
Proteins are primarily —— buffers.
cellular
diffusion
movement of an uncharged, hydrophobic solute through a lipid bilayer.
external convection system
lungs, the airway, and respiration muscles
internal convection system
circulatory system
Refers to a set of anatomical features involved with respiration and includes the larynx, trachea, bronchi, lungs, and pleura.
respiratory apparatus
6 functions of the respiratory apparatus
- Provide a means of moving outside air to the alveolar air spaces.
- Provide a means to carry O2 and CO2 in the blood.
- Provide a surface for gas exchange.
- Contain an internal convection system and a circulatory system that consists of a four-chamber heart.
- Provide a mechanism for locally regulating ventilation and perfusion.
- Provide a mechanism for centrally regulating ventilation.
Hemoglobin can bind O2 only when the iron is in the…
ferrous (Fe2+) state
Most important amino acid in heme is ——-, which binds Fe2+.
histidine
Shows the relationship between percent hemoglobin saturation with oxygen
The Hemoglobin-Oxygen Dissociation Curve
reasons for S-shaped Hb-O2 curve
involve the four oxygen binding sites on the hemoglobin molecule.
factors that can cause Hb-O2 curve to shift left (higher affinity)
lung environment
- ↑ pH
- ↓ pCO2
- ↓ 2,3-DPG
- ↓ temp
factors that can cause Hb-O2 curve to shift right (lower affinity)
muscle environment
- ↓ pH
- ↑ pCO2
- ↑ 2,3-DPG
- ↑ temp
hemoglobin is intrinsically sensitive to…
High temperatures
High pCO2
Low p H
5 different forms CO2 is transported in
Bicarbonate (primarily)
Carbonate
Carbonic acid
Dissolved carbon dioxide
Carbamino compounds
Cl-HCO3 exchanges
chloride/hamburger shift
difference between serum and urine pH represents…
kidneys’ attempt to excrete nonvolatile acids that are produced by metabolic processes.
3 mechanisms that facilitate renal excretion of acid, and retention of bicarb
- Na-H exchange
- production of ammonia, excretion of ammonium
- reclamation of bicarb
chloride shift in venous blood
HCO3 out of rbcs
Cl into rbcs
chloride shift in arterial blood
HCO3 into rbcs
Cl out of rbcs
An acid-base disorder is primary if…
the imbalance results from a change in pCO2 or HCO3- (one disturbance only)