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Carriage of Oxygen Flashcards

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1
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3 ways in which oxygen is transported in the body

A

Physically dissolved in plasma (~3 %)
combined with Hb as carbamino-haemoglobin (HbCO2) (3%)
Chemically bound to the haemoglobin molecule (Hb) in the red blood cells (RBC) (~92 %)

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why is the percentage of oxygen dissolved in plasma so low

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poor solubility of oxygen in plasma

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3
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what is haemoglobin Hb

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heterotetramer consisting of 4 subunits (2 α and 2 β chains)

Each haemmolecule contains one ironatom

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4
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when oxygen is bound to haemoglobin what does it form

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binds with iron to form oxyhaemoglobin

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5
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why is oxygens reversibility to being to bound to haemoglobin useful

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allows O2 to be carried from the respiratory organs and released to the rest of the body

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6
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how many oxygen molecules can bind to Hb

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4

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7
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allosteric affect of oxygen

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Hb conformation from atensestate (loweraffinityfor oxygen) to arelaxed state(higheraffinityfor O2).

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8
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colour of oxygenated Hb, HboO2

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Bright red (normal arterial blood

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9
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colour of deoxygenated Hb

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dark red, blue

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10
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colour of carboxyhaemoglobin COHb

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cherry red

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11
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oxygen content of blood

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the amount of O2 in the blood (sum of both forms, dissolved and bound to Hb)
blood.

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12
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in a typical ml O2 per 100ml of blood name its oxygen content

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(or volume %) = 0.3 ml (plasma) + 19.5 ml (RBC) = 19.8 ml/100 ml blood.

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13
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how do we calculate O2 blood content in tissue

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Arterial O2 blood content - venous O2 blood content

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14
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oxygen carrying capacity of the blood

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the maximum amount of O2 that can be carried by Hb. Each gram of Hb, when fully saturated, can combine with 1.34 ml of oxygen.

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15
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% saturation calculation

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O2 content / O2 capacity

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16
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tool used to measure % saturation

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pulse oximeter

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17
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how are arterial blood gas pressures measured

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arterial blood samples and a blood gas analyser

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18
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P50 is the partial pressure of

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oxygen

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19
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relationship of % saturation and PO2is a

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sigmoid shape

plateau when percentage saturation is closest to 100%

20
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why is it important that there is a plateau near 100% saturation

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this is a protection against altitude and respiratory disease

21
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cons of the plateau in sigmoid shape

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however, the plateau reduces the usefulness of hyperventilation and O2 therapy

22
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benefits of steep portion at start of graph reflecting in % saturation and PO2

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allows for O2 unloading in the tissues

23
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under what conditions can the increased affinity for O2 and there the left shift of the sigmoid shape occur

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decrease in pCO2 partial pressure
decrease hydrogen ions
decrease 2,3 DPG 
decrease temp
HbR
24
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under what conditions can the decreased affinity for O2 and there the right shift of the sigmoid shape occur

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increase in pCO2 partial pressure
increase hydrogen ions
increase 2,3 DPG
increase temp

25
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bohr effect

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in the tissues, the increase in PCO2 and H+ causes the haemoglobin to release more O2, the Bohr effect
that haemoglobin’s oxygen binding affinity is inversely related to both acidity and PCO2

26
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what does the Bohr effect facilitate

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O2 release from Hb at tissues (curve shifts right due to increased PCO2)

27
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how does the bohr effect apply to 2,3 DPG

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by an increase in temperature and 2,3-diphosphoglycerate

28
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Where is DPG diphosphoglycerate

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formed in the RBC and binds to the beta chains of haemoglobin causing O2 release

29
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when is 2,3 DPG increased

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increased in exercise, altitude, anaemia and respiratory disease and is reduced in stored blood

30
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which haemoglobin binds to O2 better and why
haemoglobin F
or haemoglobin A

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haemoglobin F (fetal) binds O2 better than haemoglobin A (adult) because 2,3-DPG binds poorly to the gamma chains of haemoglobin F - improves O2 transfer across placenta

31
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where is myoglobin found and does it have a higher or lower affinity for O2 than Hb

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myoglobin is found in skeletal and cardiac muscle. It has a higher O2 affinity than Hb and acts as a tissue store of O2

32
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how is Hb saturation affected in anemia

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not affected

33
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how is arterial content reduced and why

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but the arterial content of blood is reduced because the decreased amount of Hb per 100 ml blood decreases the O2 carrying capacity of the blood

34
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in what direction does the CO shift the oxyhaemoglobin dissociation curve

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to the left

35
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what condition can CO lead to

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severe tissue hypoxia

36
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signs of cyanosis

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blue colouration of the skin and mucous membranes, especially the tongue, mouth, lips and nail beds

37
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when does cyanosis

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it occurs when the arterial blood is 85% saturated (PO2=50 mmHg or 6.7 kPa) or when the capillary blood is 70% saturated (37.5 mmHg or 5 kPa)
central cyanosis is due to arterial blood desaturation

38
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what causes cyanosis

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due to reduced tissue blood flow due to vasoconstriction (exposure to cold, Raynaud’s disease etc.), vascular obstruction or decreased cardiac output (heart failure, shock etc.)

39
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right shift in oxyhaemoglobin dissociation shift mean

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increased oxygen unloading

40
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chloride shift at tissue

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CO2 diffuses in rbc -> bicarbonate in rbc then into plasma because of permeability of cell membrane to negative ions
Cell membranes. impermeable to charged ions - rbc can exchange bicarbonate w/ Cl wi/ an anion exchanger protein Band 3
rbc - positive charge - neutralised by entering Cl- ions

41
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benefits of chloride shift at tissue

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ensuresionicand electricalstability

duringthetransportofcarbondioxide

42
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reverse chloride shift

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O2 diffuses in rbc and CO2 diffuses out
O2 binds to haemoglobin and causes release of hydrogen
fall in RBC pH -> converts bicarbonate to CO2 and water
conc of bicarbonate falls -> bicarbonate exchanged w/ chloride

43
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haldane effect

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the deoxygenation of blood increases its ability to carry CO2
the loss of O2 allows Hb to bind more CO2 and H+ so more CO2 is carried as carbamino compoundsand as HCO3-

44
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how does haldane effect affect pH

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the pH falls from 7.4 in the arterial blood to 7.35 in the venous blood

45
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conc of paCO2 during hyperventilation

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“overbreathing” i.e. the PaCO2 is less than 40 mmHg

respiratory alkalosis

46
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conc of PaCO2 during hypoventilation

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means that the PaCO2 is greater than 40 mmHg

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