Test 4 Flashcards
Which of the following is true as oxygen transfer increases?
Arterial PO2 will increase
Which of the following is true as CO2 transfer increases?
Arterial PCO2 decreases
Gas Flow = 2.0 L/min and Blood Flow = 4.0 L/min. What is the gas-to-blood flow ratio?
0.5:1
Gas Flow = 6.0 L/min and Blood Flow = 4.0 L/min. What is the gas-to-blood flow ratio?
1.5:1
changing the GF:BF ratio for a bubble oxygenator
- increase total number of bubbles/ml of blood
- which increases total surface area of the bubbles resulting in increased oxygen transfer
- which increases total volume of bubble resulting in increase carbon dioxide transfer
Membrane oxygenators
- changing pressure gradient only effective for oxygen (increase gradient increases O2 transfer)
- Changing GF:BF changes amount of CO2 being carried (swept) away (increase ratio increases CO2 transfer)
O2 too low
increase FiO2 (fraction of inspired)
O2 too high
decrease FiO2
CO2 too low
decrease GF:BF ratio
CO2 too high
increase GF:BF ratio
SvO2 too low
increase blood flow
Calculating new GF:BF ratio
(Actual PCO2 / Desired PCO2 (which is 40)) x (Ratio that gave you the actual) = New Ratio
PCO2 = 37 mmHg; Ratio = 0.8:1; BF = 5.1 L/min. What is the new gas-to-blood flow ratio?
.74:1
Calculating new gas flow
New Ratio x Blood Flow = New gas flow
PCO2 = 37 mmHg; Ratio = 0.8:1; BF = 5.1
L/min. What is the new gas flow (no units)?
3.8
PCO2 = 60 mmHg; Ratio = 1.1:1; BF = 4.6
L/min. What is the new gas-to-blood flow ratio?
1.65:1