Section 5 Lecture 5 Flashcards
True or False? f and tidal volume impact effectiveness of ventilation.
T
Boyle’s Law:
P1V1 = P2V2
What is Dalton’s Law?
Partial pressure in a gas mixture is the pressure that the gas would exert if it occupied the total volume.
Henry’s Law:
concentration of a gas dissolved in a liquid is proportional to its partial pressure
What is the gas composition of air?
78% N2 and 21% O2
How to find the pressure of a gas:
Fraction of that gas X barometric pressure (check)
What is water pressure at sea level and saturation?
47
Gases in alveoli:
O2, N2, H2O, CO2, Argon
Ideal alveolar gas equation:
Pressure of oxygen in alveoli = (inspired pressure of oxygen - alveolar oxygen pressure) / Respiratory Quotient
Respiratory Quotient =
(R) (VCO2/VO2)
What does PACO2 have a huge impact on?
ventilation and brain blood flow
How are brain blood flow and CO2 levels affected by hyperventilation?
blood flow to brain decreases, hypocapnic
Will hypercapnia increase or decrease brain blood flow?
increase
What arterial pressure of CO2 will chemoreceptors sense?
above or below 40 mm Hg, tightly regulated value
High PACO2:
Resp acidosis
Respiratory alkylosis:
Low PACO2
This will lead to the exceeding of CO2 elimination need:
Hyperventilation
How does the PaCO2 vary between men and women?
it doesn’t. EVERYONE has the same PaCO2
Will dead space ventilation be bigger or smaller with more frequent ventilation?
bigger
As frequency of ventilation increases the alveolar ventilation
decreases
Are muscles more or less efficient with high frequency?
less
High frequency ventilation increases alveolar ventilation, and increases the work and energy cost of breathing
F. decreases alveolar ventilation, all else is T
Amount of alveolar dead space in the average person:
0
If the tidal volume is double the frequency of breathing is:
halved