Unit 2 L7 Gas Transport Flashcards
O2 is carried in the blood in 2 forms
Dissolved
Bound to hemoglobin
PAO2 defintion
Alveolar partial pressure of oxygen
PaO2 defintiion
Arterial partial pressure of oxygen (dissolved)
SaO2 definition
Oxygehmoglobin or hemoglobin saturation, so the percentage of hemoglobin sites with oxygen bound. This is dictated by PaO2 and PvO2
CaO2 definition
Oxygen content, oxygen concentration. Total oxygen in the blood per unit volume, aka dissolved oxygen + oxyhemoglobin
How can we go from PAO2 to total oxygen in the blood?
PAO2 gives us PaO2, which gives us SaO2, which gives us CaO2. In other words, PO2 –> [O2] dissolved –> O2-Hb% –> total oxygen in blood
The amount of dissolved oxygen in the blood dictates ______
How much oxygen is bound to hemoglobin
PO2 does not directly tell us what
How much oxygen is in the blood
Dissolved oxygen is measured clinically as
PaO2
Henry’s law of gas solubility
C = KHP
Dissolved oxygen gives us how much O2 per min
15 mL O2 per min
How much oxygen do we need per minute
250 mL O2/min
Is dissolved O2 alone enough for us to live
lol no
If we have 100% oxygen, does that give the dissolved oxygen enough to be what we need
lol no
Hemoglobin has how many heme groups
4
Oxygenated blood is what color
R E D
Deoxygenated blood is what color
B L U E
Tense state
No oxygen bound, low affinity for oxygen
Relaxed state
Oxygen bound, high affinity
Oxygen binding is what kind of binding
Cooperative