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WhatAisAdiffusion?A-AAnswer✓AMovementAofAmoleculesAfromAhighAtoAlowAconcentration


WhereAdoesAgasAexchangeAoccur?A-AAnswer✓Aalveolar-capillaryAmembrane


4ACausesAofApoorAdiffusionAatAtheAalveolar-capillaryAmembraneA-
AAnswer✓A1.ADamageA(Atelectasis)
2.ACoveredAwithAfluid(Pneumonia/ARDS)
3.AInsufficientAinflation(hypoventilation/poorAinspiratoryAmaneuvers)
4.Aoverstretched(HighAPplat)


WhyAdoAweAneedAtoAventilateAproperly?A-
AAnswer✓AToAregulateAandAmaintainAappropriateAamountsAofACO2


Co2AregulationAsecondAbyAsecondA-AAnswer✓ACarbonicAacidAbufferAsystem


WhatAmechanismsAproduceACO2?A-AAnswer✓AAerobicAandAanaerobicAmetabolism


WhatAmechanismsAregulateACO2?A-AAnswer✓A1.ABeingAinAanAaerobicAstate
2.ABloodAflowAtoAlungs
3.AProperAdiffusion
4.AappropriateAminuteAventilation


PaCO2AforAhypoventilationA-AAnswer✓AAboveA45AmmHg



PaCO2AforAhyperventilationA-AAnswer✓ALessAthanA35AmmHg


ForAeveryAchangeAinACO2AbyA10AmmHg,AyouAwillAhaveAaAcorrespondingAchangeAinApHAbyA
_____AinAtheAoppositeAdirectionA-AAnswer✓A0.08

, WillAtheAPaCO2AorAETCO2AbeAhigher?AandAbyAhowAmuch?A-
AAnswer✓APaCO2AwillAalwaysAbeAhigherAbyA3-5AmmHg.


HowAmuchAfasterAdoesACO2AdiffuseAthanAO2?A-
AAnswer✓ACO2AdiffusesAatAaArateA20xAfasterAthanAO2


PAO2A-AAnswer✓APartialAPressureAofAoxygenAinAtheAalveoli


PaO2A-AAnswer✓ApartialApressureAofAoxygenAinAtheAarterialAsystem


SaO2A-AAnswer✓AAmountAofAoxygenAsaturatedAonAhemoglobin



Oxygen/hemoglobinAdisassociationAcurve-ARightAshiftA-AAnswer✓ALessAHb-
O2Aaffinity.AGiveAoxygenAtoAtheAtissue.AEverythingAraises(H+,ACO2,APaO2,Atemp,A2,3ABPG).
Ex.AathletesAthatAtrainAatAhighAaltitudesAwillAhaveAaAlowerASpO2AandAhigherAthanAnormal
APaO2.


oxygen-hemoglobinAdissociationAcurve-ALeftAshiftA-AAnswer✓AMoreAHb-
O2Aaffinity.ATissueAisAleftAbehind.AEverythingAdropsA(H+,ACO2,APaO2,Atemp,A2,3BPG)
Ex.AmetabolicAalkalosis,Ahypothermia,AandAmassiveAtransfusionsAofAPRBC's.


WhatAisA2,3DPG?A(TheAcrowbar)A-
AAnswer✓AAAmoleculeAresponsibleAforAreleasingAO2AfromAtheAHgb.


Graham'sALawA-
AAnswer✓ADiffusionAwillAhappenAfasterAifAtheAgasAisAthinnerAandAslowerAifAtheAgasAisAt
hicker.
Ex.AOxygenAisAthin,ANitrogenAisAthick.AOxygenAdiffusesAwhileAnitrogenAactsAasAaAcushionAi
nAtheAalveoliAtoAkeepAitAinflated.


IsAoxygenAorAnitrogenAthinner?A-AAnswer✓AOxygenAisAthinnerAthanAnitrogen

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