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what are the effects of the following factors on the O2 disassociation curve:
increased PCO2
decreased pH
fetal Hg
increased 2,3 DPG
increased temperature
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increased PO2, decreases pH, 2,3-DBG and increased temp all shift curve to right
fetal hg has a L shifted curve

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what does fetal Hg have a left shifted curve

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because it doesn’t have beta subunits

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where does 2,3 DPG bind on hemoglobin?

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the beta subunit

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the bohr effect is referring to the effects of what to stimuli?

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increased PCO2 and decreased pH

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what does a curve shifted to the Right mean?

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higher oxygen disassociation

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can we measure the rate of O2 usage by the tissues?

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not directly

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what are the two ways oxygen can go after being delivered to the tissues?

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it can be used by the tissues or it can be taken up by the venous blood

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what is the equation of the rate of delivery of O2 to the tissues?

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oxygen content in the blood x cardiac output

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what characterizes stagnant hypoxia?

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  • normal arterial partial pressure and concentration of O2
  • decreased venous oxygen partial pressure and concentration
  • cardiac output is decreased
  • Extraction is increased
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what characterizes hypoxic hypoxia?

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decreased partial pressure and concentration of O2 in both the arteries and veins while the extraction stays normal

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what is the main cause of stagnant hypoxia

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CHF

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what are some causes of hypoxic hypoxia?

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high altitude
diffusion problems
hypoventilation

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what characterizes histotic hypoxia? when can this occur?

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  • Normal partial pressure and concentration in arteries of O2
  • Increased partial pressure and concentration of O2 in the veins
  • Because extraction is reduced
  • This can occur when there is poisoning of tissue metabolism by heavy metals, cyanide or other toxins
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what characterizes anemic hypoxia?

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  • Normal partial pressure of O2 but decreased O2 concentration
  • Decreased venous partial pressure and concentration
  • Normal extraction
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what characterizes CO poisoning?

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  • Results from substitution of CO for oxygen bound to Hg
  • CO takes up the O2 binding sites
  • Minor effect: left shift of the oxygen dissociation curve
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describe the correlation of smoking with CO

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Cigarette smoke contains up to 4% CO which can result in 5-10% reduction in O2 transport capacity

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Where is the pneumotaxic center/ pontine respiratory group located?

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In the pons….the nucleus parabrachialis medialis and the Kolliker fuse nucleus

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Where is the DRG located?

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Bilaterally in the nucleus of the tracts solitaries

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What does the DTS consist of mostly?

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Inspiratory neurons

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Where is the VRG located?

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Bilaterally in the retro facial nucleus, the nucleus ambiguous, and the nucleus retroambifualis

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What type of neurons does the VRG primarily consist of?

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Inspiratory and expiratory neurons

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What is the Botzlinger complex?

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A cluster of expiratory neurons in the VRG that generate pacemaker activity associated with the respiratory rhythm

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What is the function of the pontine respiratory group?

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Fine tune the resp pattern

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No respiration is a characteristic of what level transaction?

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Irregular, gasping breathing is a characteristic of what level transaction?
Level III
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Slower frequency and larger tidal volumes with lower infrequency breathing is characteristic of what level transaction?
Level II
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Normal breathing is characteristic of transaction at what level?
Level I
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When does apneusis occur?
Is occurs when there is a transaction at level II and the vagus is cut. It is characterized by longer inspiration phases ans short passive expirations.
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What happens when there is both a transaction at level I and the vagus is cut?
Increased tidal volume with decreased frequency, but rhythmic breathing
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Describe Cheyenne-stokes respiration
Abnormal form of breathing pattern characterized by altering periods of hypernea and apnea. You see this in injuries to the brain.
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Describe cluster breathing (biot's respiration)
Abnormal form of breathing associated with stroke, head trauma, pressure or a lesion in the lower pontine region of the brainstorm. Take a few breaths and then stop, repeating this cycle.
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Describe ataxic breathing
Characterized by completely irregular series of inspirations and expirations with irregular pauses and increasing periods of apnea
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Why do the capillary partial gas pressures equilibrate with the alveolar, and not the other way around?
- The alveolar compartment has much more volume than the capillaries
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What happens to DLCO in severely anemic patients?
- ventilation rate is increased, and cardiac output is increased since there is not enough O2 in the blood --->DLO2 is actually increased - however there is a decrease of hemoglobin (due to the anemia) so it appears that DLCO is decreased
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Is dissolved oxygen alone enough to meet the metabolic demands of the body?
N0o0o this is why hemoglobin exists
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Define extraction?
Difference between the percent of O2 in arterial blood minus the percent in venous blood
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What is P50=?
26 mmHg | This means at 50% saturation of hemoglobin
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At PaO2=100 mmHg, what percent of hemoglobin is saturated? What percent of the total blood volume is this?
98.5% bound to hemoglobin | 20% of total volume
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At Pao2=40 mmHg,what percent of hemoglobin is saturated? What percent of the total blood volume is this?
75% saturated hemoglobin
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What is the normal extraction percentage from arterial to venous blood of O2?
4-5%
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Why is the extraction of O2 such a small number?
It occurs at the plateau of the sigmoid dissociation curve -- cooperative binding
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How many molecules of O2 does one hemoglobin bind?
4 molecules of O2
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How is the dissociation curve shifted for venous blood?
To the right since pH is lower
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What is the function of the plateau in the oxygen dissociation curve?
It permits toleration for hypoxemia | -ensures constant O2 content despite wide variations in PO2
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How is the oxygen dissociation curve shifted in polycythemia?
Up | -hematocrit and therefore the percent of O2 of the volume of the blood is increased to 30%
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How is the oxygen dissociation curve shifted in anemia?
Down | -hematocrit is decreased
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How does P50 change in polycythemia or anemia?
It does not change
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How does hypoxia influence the amount of hemoglobin?
It upregulates EPO mRNA and protein synthesis | -increases the amount of erythrocytes and therefore hemoglobin

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