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What is the effects of an increase in PCO2?
Plasma pH will Decrease
What factors affect the release of oxygen from oxyhemoglobin?
-Decreased pH -Increased Temperature -Increased Pco2
Can pH and pco2 are both high at the same time?
Yes. pH measures the acidity or the level of hydronium ions, and pCO2 measures the level of cabron dioxide. They are not mutually exclusive.
How does PCO2 level in blood affect the pH level in blood?
In healthy subjects the mean PCO2 fall 18 mm Hg from the baseline and mean PO2 rise 7 mmHg
What are examples of respiratory problems that would result in pH and pco2 like in rebreathing?
Asthma
A high pCO2 will produce what kind of pH?
A high PCO2 indicates a high percentage of CO2 in the blood measured by the law of partial pressure (a theory from chemistry). The more CO2 in the blood, the more acidic it becomes. The more O2, the more alkaline. pH is measured from 1-12. Low pH is acidic and high pH is alkalytic. Therefore an acidotic state will give you a low pH. Be aware that there are two measures of pH used in physiology. One is respiratory acidosis/alkalosis and the other is systemic acidosis/alkalosis- which would be the one indicated when using the example of a blood lab such as PCO2 or PO2.
Respiration is a chemical reaction used to?
it leads to normal ph of blood, regulate Pco2 and Po2 of blood.
When citric acid is added will the pH increase or decrease?
When citric acid is added, or any acid for that matter, the pH of a substance will decrease. This is because since acids have a low pH they will decrease the pH of other substances when added to it.
Blood gases show pH is 7.23 pCO2 is 38 pO2 is 77 HCO3- is 12 what is the patient suffering from?
Metabolic acidosis
What will neutralise pH 13.5?
Adding an acid the pH decrease.
Ph 7.50 mmhg pco2 30 mmhg and hco3 25 meql what does this mean?
Respiratory alkalosis Respiratory alkalosis
Will H2C2O4 increase decrease or no change in the pH when added to water?
the pH will decrease slightly as oxalic acid is a weak acid.
