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What does the O2 delivery system in the body consist of?

  • Lungs and the digestive system
  • Lungs and the cardiovascular system (correct)
  • Brain and the circulatory system
  • Kidneys and the respiratory system
  • What does the amount of O2 delivery to a particular tissue depend on?

  • Adequacy of pulmonary gas exchange, blood flow to the tissue, and capacity of the blood to carry O2
  • Amount of O2 entering the lungs, adequacy of pulmonary gas exchange, blood flow to the tissue, and capacity of the blood to carry O2 (correct)
  • Amount of N2 entering the lungs, blood flow to the tissue, and capacity of the blood to carry O2
  • Amount of CO2 entering the lungs, adequacy of pulmonary gas exchange, blood flow to the tissue, and capacity of the blood to carry CO2
  • What determines the amount of O2 in the blood?

  • Amount of dissolved N2, amount of hemoglobin in the blood, and the affinity of the hemoglobin for O2
  • Amount of dissolved CO2, amount of hemoglobin in the blood, and the affinity of the hemoglobin for O2
  • Amount of dissolved O2, amount of hemoglobin in the blood, and the affinity of the hemoglobin for CO2
  • Amount of dissolved O2, amount of hemoglobin in the blood, and the affinity of the hemoglobin for O2 (correct)
  • What does the oxygen-hemoglobin dissociation curve relate?

    <p>Percentage saturation of the O2 carrying power of hemoglobin to the PO2</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the effect of the combination of the first heme in the Hb molecule with O2 on the affinity of the second heme for O2?

    <p>Increases the affinity of the second heme for O2</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the three important conditions that affect the oxygen-hemoglobin dissociation curve?

    <p>pH, temperature, and concentration of 2,3-BPG</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How many moles of O2 does myoglobin bind per mole?

    <p>1</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the rectangular hyperbola characteristic of?

    <p>Myoglobin's dissociation curve</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which category do acid-base disorders include?

    <p>Respiratory acidosis, respiratory alkalosis, metabolic acidosis, and metabolic alkalosis</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What results from a short-term rise in arterial PCO2 due to decreased ventilation?

    <p>Respiratory acidosis</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In what conditions does metabolic acidosis occur?

    <p>When strong acids are added to blood</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is hypoxia at the tissue level?

    <p>O2 deficiency at the tissue level</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What symptoms are produced due to the retention of larger amounts of CO2?

    <p>Confusion, diminished sensory acuity, and eventually coma with respiratory depression</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What happens to PCO2 in patients with symptoms like confusion, diminished sensory acuity, and eventually coma with respiratory depression?

    <p>PCO2 is markedly elevated</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In febrile patients, how much does CO2 production increase for each 1°C rise in temperature?

    <p>13%</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the result of hyperventilation?

    <p>Hypocapnia</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does voluntary hyperventilation lead to in terms of arterial PCO2 and alveolar PO2?

    <p>Arterial PCO2 falls while alveolar PO2 rises</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the chronic effects of hypocapnia seen in neurotic patients who chronically hyperventilate?

    <p>Cerebral ischemia causing light-headedness, dizziness, and paresthesias</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term used for the condition in which some or all of the alveoli are filled with fluid and blood cells?

    <p>Pneumonia</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What major pulmonary abnormalities result from the localized pneumonia process in one lung?

    <p>Reduction in the total available surface area of the respiratory membrane and decreased ventilation perfusion ratio</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do both the effects of reduction in the total available surface area of the respiratory membrane and decreased ventilation perfusion ratio cause?

    <p>Hypoxemia (low blood oxygen) and hypercapnia (high blood carbon dioxide)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the result of a short-term rise in arterial PCO2 due to decreased ventilation?

    <p>Hypercapnia</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the chronic effects of hypocapnia seen in neurotic patients who chronically hyperventilate?

    <p>Cerebral ischemia</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What results from localized pneumonia in one lung, causing a reduction in the total available surface area of the respiratory membrane and a decreased ventilation perfusion ratio?

    <p>Hypoxemia and hypercapnia</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    Hemoglobin and Oxygen Binding

    • Combination of the first heme in the Hb molecule with O2 increases the affinity of the second heme for O2, and so on, resulting in a sigmoid curve.
    • Three important conditions affect the oxygen-hemoglobin dissociation curve: pH, temperature, and concentration of 2,3-biphosphoglycerate (BPG).

    Myoglobin

    • Myoglobin is an iron-containing pigment found in skeletal muscle.
    • It resembles hemoglobin but binds 1 rather than 4 mol of O2 per mole.
    • Its dissociation curve is a rectangular hyperbola rather than a sigmoid curve.

    Acid-Base Balance and Gas Transport

    • Acid and base shifts in the blood are largely controlled by three main buffers in blood: proteins, hemoglobin, and the carbonic acid-bicarbonate system.
    • The pH of the arterial plasma is normally 7.40 and that of venous plasma slightly lower.
    • A decrease in pH below the norm (acidosis) is technically present whenever the arterial pH is below 7.40, and an increase in pH (alkalosis) is technically present whenever pH is above 7.40.

    Acid-Base Disorders

    • Acid-base disorders are split into four categories: respiratory acidosis, respiratory alkalosis, metabolic acidosis, and metabolic alkalosis.
    • Respiratory acidosis: short-term rise in arterial PCO2 (above 40 mm Hg) due to decreased ventilation.
    • Respiratory alkalosis: short-term increase in ventilation that lowers PCO2 below what is needed for proper CO2 exchange (below 35 mm Hg).
    • Metabolic acidosis: occurs when strong acids are added to blood, lowering the available Hb-, Prot-, and HCO3- buffers.
    • Metabolic alkalosis: results when the free [H+] level falls due to addition of alkali, or removal of large amounts of acid.

    Respiratory and Renal Compensation

    • The respiratory system compensates for metabolic acidosis or alkalosis by altering ventilation, and consequently, the PCO2, which can directly change blood pH.
    • Respiratory mechanisms tend to be fast.
    • In response to metabolic acidosis, ventilation is increased, resulting in a decrease of PCO2 and a subsequent increase in pH toward normal.
    • In response to metabolic alkalosis, ventilation is decreased, PCO2 is increased, and a subsequent decrease in pH occurs.

    Hypoxia

    • Hypoxia is O2 deficiency at the tissue level.
    • Traditionally, hypoxia has been divided into four types: hypoxic hypoxia, anemic hypoxia, stagnant or ischemic hypoxia, and histotoxic hypoxia.
    • Hypoxic hypoxia: reduced arterial PO2.
    • Anemic hypoxia: reduced amount of hemoglobin available to carry O2.
    • Stagnant or ischemic hypoxia: inadequate blood flow to a tissue.
    • Histotoxic (Cytotoxic) hypoxia: adequate O2 delivery to a tissue, but the tissue cells cannot make use of the O2 supplied due to a toxic agent.

    Hypoxic Hypoxia

    • Hypoxic hypoxia is a condition of reduced arterial PO2.
    • Common causes include high altitude, pneumonia, and other diseases of the respiratory system.

    Diseases Causing Hypoxic Hypoxia

    • Diseases can be divided into three categories: those in which the gas exchange apparatus fails, those in which large amounts of blood are shunted from the venous to the arterial side of the circulation, and those in which the respiratory pump fails.

    Anemic Hypoxia

    • Anemic hypoxia is not severe at rest unless the hemoglobin deficiency is marked, because red blood cell 2,3-BPG increases.
    • However, anemic patients may have considerable difficulty during exercise because of limited ability to increase O2 delivery to the active tissues.

    Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

    • Carbon monoxide poisoning is often listed as a form of anemic hypoxia because the amount of hemoglobin that can carry O2 is reduced, but the total hemoglobin content of the blood is unaffected by CO.
    • The affinity of hemoglobin for CO is 210 times its affinity for O2, and COHb liberates CO very slowly.

    Hypoperfusion Hypoxia

    • Hypoperfusion hypoxia, or stagnant hypoxia, is due to slow circulation and is a problem in organs such as the kidneys and heart during shock.
    • The liver and possibly the brain are damaged by hypoperfusion hypoxia in congestive heart failure.

    Histotoxic Hypoxia

    • Hypoxia due to inhibition of tissue oxidative processes is most commonly the result of cyanide poisoning.
    • Cyanide inhibits cytochrome oxidase and possibly other enzymes.

    Hypercapnia

    • Retention of CO2 in the body (hypercapnia) initially stimulates respiration.

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