Oxygen and resp failure Flashcards
type 1 resp failure
short of oxygen
type 2 resp failure
short of oxygen
too much CO2
hypoventilation leads to _____ which leads to _____
hypoxaemia
hypercabia
if in doubt regarding type of resp failure what should be carried out
blood gas
primary hypoxia bad lungs
low pO2/ high pCO2/ normal HCO3 acidosis low pO2/ high pCO2/ high HCO3 virus low pO2/ very high pCO2/ high HCO3 acidosis
anaesthetic opinion on giving O2
hypoxia = bad hypoxia = kills you hypoxaemia = main cause of hypoxia reverse all hypoxia CO2 worry about later
chest physician opinion on giving O2
type 2 resp failure = very common
hypercarbia = damaging
O2 poisons
stop O2
oxygen in A + E
all O2
oxygen in AMU
controlled O2
oxygen in ICU
all O2 again
prescribing O2
O2 = drug
always ensure = prescribed
1st rule =
only give O2 if risk/ benefit ratio is in favour of O2
some people = very sensitive to O2
as pO2 rises =
pCO2 rises
- acidosis
- can be severe
- can be life threatening
bad lungs =
low pO2/ high pCO2/ normal HCO3 acidosis low pO2/ high pCO2/ high HCO3 O2 given high pO2/ very high pCO2/ high HCO3 acidosis
COPD patients T2RF
high risk of developing it
1/5 COPD patients
Areas of poor ventilation =
reactive vasoconstriction
excess O2 + reactive vasoconstriction = reserves
perfusion = good
ventilation = poor
effect of pCO2 on haemoglobin
haldane effect
-O2 can displace CO2 from Hb
bohr effect
-high concn of CO2 = prevent O2 binding to Hb
pCO2 Bohr Effect
shifts dissociation curve
Theory of Hypoxic Drive
normal respiration = driven by CO2 chemoreceptors
chronic hyperbia = destination of receptors
O2 chemoreceptors = primary respiration drive