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What is the optimal range for PaO2 for a patient with emphysema?
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What is the normal range of PAO2 - PaO2 for healthy young adults breathing room air?
10 - 15 mm Hg.
How do you increase pao2 with mechanical ventilation?
In manual ventilation you can increase the PaO2 by hyperventilating the patient, by increasing the respiratory rate and/or by increasing the volume of air that you deliver to the patient. If using a BVM for example, compressing the bag faster and/or harder will increase the arterial oxygen pressure, but there is a limit to what you can do with manual ventilation. Perfusion in the lungs has a major impact on PaO2. Also, the blood chenistry (anemia or CO2 poisoning) for example will dramatically decrease the PaO2. Sometimes no matter how much you hyperventilate the person, low PaO2 can't be corrected.
What is the formula for AA gradient?
PAO2 - PaO2 ****************************************** PAO2 is the Alveolar Air Equation: PAO2 = FiO2 (Pb- Ph20) - PACO2/R Notes: Pb = 760 mmHg Ph20 = 47 mmHg R = 0.8
If PAO2 is low and bicarb is low what is the problem?
If PAO2 is low...... Then PaO2 would be low........ Then low SaO2.....then low content CaO2..... Then low DO2.... Then Hypoxia.....lactic acidosis( anaerobic glycolysis), isn't it?
What is importance of PaO2?
A PaO2 is the level of oxygen in your arterial blood. If it is too low, it can cause significant loss in brain function. It can also cause organ failure. If the PaO2 is low, it will cause shortness of breath and also confusion.
A paco2 of 65 and a pao2 of 88 what do these results mean?
high level of carbon dioxide in the blood stream which could be from a multitude of reasons. At 65 mm hg, the CO2 level is very high relative to normal range of 35 o 45. The PAO2 is in normal range at 88. The high PACO2 would cause the pH of the blood to be elevated without increased bicarbonates from the kidney or external delivery to compensate.
What is the pao2 when the Oxygen Saturation 90 percent?
60
Is pao2 and po2 the same?
yes they are just the same
What are the normal ranges for PaO2 and PaCO2?
95-100
Does oxygen react with protactinium?
Oxides of protactinium are formed: PaO, PaO2, Pa2O5.
How do do the Alveolar air equation?
The alveolar air equation is: PAO2 = FiO2(Pb-47)-(PaCO2/R) where: PAO2 is the partial pressure of oxygen in alveoar gas; FiO2 is the fraction of inspired oxygen (on room air this would be 21%); Pb is the barometric pressure (at sea level this is 760 torr); 47 is the partial pressure of water vapor; PaCO2 is the partial pressure of carbon dioxide in blood; R is the V/Q mismatch, which is 0.8 unless stated otherwise So, if a person is breathing room air at sea level, their PaCO2 is in normal range (let's say 40mmHG, since normal is between 35-45mmHg), and their respiratory rate is 12: PAO2= .21(760-47)-(40/0.8); .21(713)-(50)= 149.73-50=99.73 So the PAO2= 99.73mmHg
How does carbon monoxide affect oxygen?
Carbon monoxide reduces the oxygen saturation of hemoglobin at any given PaO2.
