week 3 Flashcards
solubility coefficient of co2
0.067 ml / 100 ml blood / mmHg of co2
solubility coefficient of oxygen
0.003 ml / 100 ml blood / mmHg of o2
Henry’s law states that the amount of gas that will dissolve in solution is __ to the partial pressure of the gas in contact with the solution.
proportional
fiO2 x 5 = paO2
“x5 is a good start to remember”
Henry was a blood gas guru
He was always calculating the dissolved gas via paO2 and paCO2
Diffusion is the process of net movement of one type of molecule through space as a result of __
random motion intended to minimize a concentration gradient.
Molecules with a smaller mass will diffuse __
faster
Graham’s law
does the big graham cracker or the little graham cracker dissolve in the milk faster?
smaller molecules diffuse faster than larger molecules
Graham’s law in scientific mumbo jumbo
a gas diffuses at a rate that is INVERSELY proportional to the square root of its molecular weight
semi-permeable or selectively permeable means some molecules can pass through while others _
Canr
osmosis is the movement of WATER across a semi-permeable membrane to equilibrate a concentration __
gradient
knock knock, who’s there? WATER
OSMOTIC pressure is a force needed to stop _ from occurring
Osmosi
ONCOTIC pressure is the OSMOTIC pressure caused by __
plasma proteins and electrolytes in capillaries
normal onCotic pressure is approximately _
28 mmHg
Most capillary walls are permeable to small solutes like __ and __ etc. so small solutes do not exert an osmotic effect
Na+
Cl-
Ions do not penetrate the lipid bilayer so they diffuse via channels.
The capillaries of the brain have the BBB and are exceptions to the above
Albumin has a molecular weight of __ and does not penetrate the capillary wall. It provides the onCotic pressure of the blood and is the major determinant of intravascular volume.
69,000 g/mol
Diffusion is a __ process.
passive
Nitrous diffuses into air-filled cavities, therefore it is contraindicated in patients with pneumothorax, or where air-filled cavity expansion is undesirable such as eye, ear, cranial surgery.
Nitrous expansion of ETT cuffs may cause tracheal mucosal damage
Fick’s law for diffusion of a gas across a tissue plane is a big A law that accounts for five things, what are they?
partial pressure gradient (p1-p2= change in p) membrane area solubility of gas in membrane membrane thickness square root of the molecular weight