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1
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Dalton’s law of partial pressures tells us that total atmospheric pressure =

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the sum of all partial pressures + water
PB = PO2 + PCO2 + PN2 + PH2O
pB - pH2O = pO2 + PCO2 + PN2

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2
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formula: partial pressure

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fractional concentration * total pressure

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3
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Normal value for PB

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760 mmHg

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4
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Normally, O2 makes up __% of air

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21

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5
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Normally, CO2 makes up __% of air

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0.04

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6
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Difference between fractional concentration and concentration

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Fractional: gas in gas
Concentration: gas in liquid

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7
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Why is water included in the calculation of PB?

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Air is humidified in the airway

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8
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what is the normal pH2O?

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47 mmHg

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9
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How much O2 and CO2 is in the alveoli? (aka how much is available for exchange?)

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100 mmHg O2
40 mmHg CO2

Not all the O2 breathed in will be available for exchange

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10
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What determines how much gas dissolves into solution?

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  1. Partial pressure of the gas
  2. Solubility of the gas
  3. Temperature of the solution
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What happens when gasses are at equilibrium?

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the partial pressure will be the same in air and solution

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12
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LOWER/HIGHER partial pressure of a gas = increased solubility in water

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Higher

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13
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What is more soluble, O2 or CO2?

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CO2

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14
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Fick’s Law of Diffusion

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Gas transfer = constant * pp gradient * area / wall thickness

Constant includes solubility of that particular gas

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15
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Fick’s Law of Diffusion tells us

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amount of gas transfered

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16
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List the conditions that affect gas exchange

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  1. Emphysema
  2. Fibrotic lung disease
  3. Pulmonary edema
  4. Asthma
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17
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How does emphysema affect gas exchange?

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  • alveoli destroyed
  • less SA for gas exchange

Low/normal pO2 in lungs
Low pO2 in capillaries

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18
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How does Fibrotic lung disease affect gas exchange?

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  • thickened alveolar walls slow gas exchange
  • loss of lung compliance may decrease ventilation

Low/normal pO2 in lungs
Low pO2 in capillaries

19
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How does pulmonary edema affect gas exchange?

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  • more fluid in interstitial space, so distance travelled by O2 is longer

Normal pO2 in lungs
Low pO2 in capillaries

20
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How does Asthma affect gas exchange?

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  • ventilation decreased

Low pO2 in lungs
Low pO2 in capillaries

21
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How much O2 and CO2 are there left after passing the tissues?

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pO2 = 40
pCO2 = 46
22
Q

How is O transported in the blood?

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> 98% bound to Hb

<2% dissolved in plasma

23
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At lungs, __% of Hb is saturated with O

24
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At tissues, __% of Hb is saturated with O

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How much O2 is released at the tissues?
25%
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What happens to the Hb saturation curve as pH goes down?
right shift
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As temperature goes down, what happens to the Hb saturation curve?
left shift
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What factors affect affinity of Hb for O2?
1. pH 2. temp 3. pCO2
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At higher pCO2, what happens to the Hb dissociation curve?
right shift
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What is the effect of CO2 on Hb dissociation called?
Bohr effect
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2 types of hemoglobin made during development
1. fetal hemoglobin | 2. maternal hemoglobin
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The Hb dissociation curve of fetal hemoglobin looks like...
left shift
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When is fetal hemoglobin produced?
During development inside mom; stopped as soon as baby is born
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Why is fetal hemoglobin different from maternal?
Higher affinity for O2 means that it can steal the O2 from mom at the placenta
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Effect of 2,3 DPG on Hb dissociation
right shift
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How is CO2 transported in the blood?
7% dissolved in plasma 23% bound to Hb = carbaminohemoglobin 70% in plasma as bicarb
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Which enzyme catalyzes CO2 conversion to bicarb?
``` Carbonic anhydrase (CA) CO2 + H20 H2CO3 H + HCO3- ```
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Where is CO2 converted into bicarb?
erythorcytes
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What buffers the H+ ions in RBC made during bicarb formation?
Hb
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What happens when bicarb leaves the cell?
Chloride shift: Cl- enters in exchange
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What is bicarb formation like at the tissues
CO2 enters the RBC and is converted to bicarb. The bicarb is released into plasma in exchange for Cl-
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What is bicarb formation like at the lungs?
Bicarb enters the cell in exchange for Cl-. H+ is released from Hb to react with bicarb, forming CO2. CO2 is released by expiration.
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What is the Haldane effect?
At any given pCO2, blood carries less CO2 at higher pO2
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What is 1 application of the Haldane effect?
High pO2 at lungs means Hb blood will release CO2 to be exhaled.

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