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If perfusion remains constant and hypoxia is not caused by hypoventilation or alterations in atmospheric PO2 then what causes the problem

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Issue with gas exchange between the alveoli and blood
- issue at exchange barrier with diffusion

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What causes an issue with gas exchange

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Alterations in a layer
Water layer, or interstitial space

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What are the layers between alveoli and capillary

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Alveolar air - water layer - interstitial space - alveolar type 1 epithelial cell - interstitial space with matrix - blood plasma - cytoplasm of RBC

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What happens to oxygen once diffuse into cytoplasm of RBC

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Attaches to hemoglobin

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Diffusion

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Random movement of molecules from a region of high concentration to a region of low concentration

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What are 4 things that will affect the random movement of gas molecules between the alveoli and capillaries

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  1. Concentration gradient
  2. Surface area
  3. Barrier permeability
    - solubility of gas
  4. Diffusion distance
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What is the only thing that changes in healthy individuals to affect diffusion

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Concentration gradient

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What is directly proportional to diffusion

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Surface area, concentration gradient, barrier permeability

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What is inversely proportional to rate of diffusion

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Distance

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What is constant under normal conditions in relation to diffusion

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Surface area, diffusion distance and barrier permeability

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What is the main determinant of diffusion

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Concentration grradien

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Emphysema

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PO2 normal or low
- destruction of alveoli
- decreased surface area

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What diseases cause hypoxia

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Emphysema, fibrotic lung disease, pulmonary edema, asthma

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Pulmonary fibrosis

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  • PO2 normal or low
  • thickened fibrous connective tissue slows gas exchange
  • loss of lung compliance
  • decreased barrier permeability
    Restrictive
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Pulmonary edema

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Fluid in interstitial space increases diffusion distance
- PO2 normal

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Asthma

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Increased airway resistance, bronchioles constrict
- PO2 low
- decreased concentration gradient

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What is alveolar gas exchange influenced by

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O2 reaching alveoli and gas diffusion between the alveoli and blood

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What is O2 reaching alveoli determined by

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Composition of inspired air
Alveolar ventilation

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What is alveolar ventilation determined by

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Rate and depth of breathing, airway resistance, lung compliance

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What is gas diffusion between alveoli and blood determined by

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Surface area and diffusion distance/permeability

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What is diffusion distance/permeability determined by

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Barrier thickness, amount of fluid

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Why must respiratory gases be soluble in liquids

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Alveoli lined with liquid, space between alveoli and capillaries liquid and plasma is liquid

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What is the movement of gas molecules form air to liquid directly proportional to

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  1. Pressure gradient of the gas
  2. Solubility of gas in liquid
  3. Temperature- relatively constant
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Why do we need hemoglobin to carry O2

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O2 not very soluble in liquid

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What is equilibrium
Gas moving in =gas moving out PO2 matched
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CO2 solubility
Very soluble Increased diffusion distance (pulmonary edema) doesn’t affect PCO2
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What happens to 02 and CO2during pulmonary edema
Fluid in interstial space decreased diffusion because O2 not very soluble in liquid PCO2 is normal because higher solubility
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What is mass flow
Movement of X per minute Measurement of movement of substance into, out of, or within body
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What is mass balance
Any substance in body must remain constant
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What shows mass flow and mass balance in body
Oxygen transport in circulation and oxygen consumption by tissues
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Equation for mass flow
O2 transport = cardiac output (L blood/min) x O2 concentration (mL O2/L blood)
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Equation for mass balance
Arterial O2 transport - venous O2 transport = QO2
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Fick equation (mass flow and mass balance)
CO x (arterial O2 - venous O2) = QO2 O2 consumption by systemic tissues
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Arterial O2 transport 200 ml O2/L blood and CO is 5L/min
ML O2/min to cells= 200ml 02/L blood x 5L blood/min = 1000 ml O2/min delivered to tissues
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Venous O2 transport Venous blood 150ml O2/L blood, CO 5L/min
ML O2 taken away from cells= 150 ml blood x 5L blood/min = 750 ml O2 taken away
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Fick equation CO= 5L Arterial O2 200ml Venous O2 150ml
5L/min (200ml - 150ml) =250 ml O2/min
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How much O2 is bound to hemoglobin
More than 98%
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How much O2 is dissolved in plasma
Less than 2%
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How many Hb molecules in one RBC and how much O2 carried
~250 million Hb in one RBC = 1 billion O2
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What is the process of O2 moving from alveoli to cells
1. O2 diffuses into plasma where <2% dissolves 2. O2 diffuses into RBC, binds to Hb 3. Transport to cells 4. Process reverses and HbO2 broken down 5. O2 dissolves in plasma and into cells
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Oxygen binding obeys what law
Law of mass action
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What is law of mass action
When PO2 high Hb will bind to O2 When PO2 low Hb will start to release O2 Binding is reversible
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What does oxygen binding to Hb produce
HbO2
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How long does RBC spend in pulmonary capillary at rest and how long for it to become saturated
~0.75 sec and ~.40 secs
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What is the transfer of O2
Alveolar air to plasma to RBCs onto hemoglobin
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What happens when deoxygenated blood reaches lungs
Amount of O2 around Hb increases so Hb will start to bind O2
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Where type of tissues does blood travel to
Low PO2 tissues - draws O2 out of plasma, which disrupts the equilibrium and causes Hb to release its O2 into plasma - O2 can diffuse into tissues
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When is equilibrium reached
When P02 is matched in alveoli, plasma and cytoplasm and Hb no longer capable of taking up anymore o2
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For any given PO2 what happens
Certain number of Hb binding sites will be saturated
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Why does O2 diffuse from alveoli to plasma
Alveoli 100mmHg Plasma 40 mmHg
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When plasma starts to increase PO2 until 100mmHg
Start binding to Hb
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How does Hb ensure the partial pressure gradient continues
O2 bound to Hb no longer contribute to partial pressure gradient 02 will continue to move across until equilibrium reached
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At rest how much oxygen is consumed
250 ml O2/min
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What is the O2 content of plasma and total O2 carrying capacity
3mL O2/L blood 3 mL x 5L blood/min = 15 ml O2/min
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What is total O2 carrying capacity with RBC
O2 content of RBC= 197 ml O2/L blood 200 ml O2/L blood 200 ml x 5 L blood/min = 1000 ml O2/min

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