Rapid breathing can lead to a condition called hyperventilation. Hyperventilation occurs when a person breaths more rapidly than the body demands. When a person hyperventilates, the CO2 blood concentration (partial pressure) decreases below normal levels.
No, it is higher or the CO2 would not move out of the lungs.
When a person is hyperventilating, the PCO2 decreases. This is because a person is breathing enough to expel the CO2 out of the lungs making it decrease.
pco2
Pulmonary artery/Systemic veins PCO2 = 45 PO2 = 40 Pulmonary vein/Systemic arteries PCO2 = 40 PO2 = 100
constrict
Teflon is used for the membrane of pco2 electrodes as it allows for the diffusion of co2 but not ions.
mm Hg (mercury)
PCO2
5.3
Plasma pH will Decrease
41-51 mmhg