Consider the cigarette smoke contain an average of 450 ppm carbon monoxide. If the average oxygen content in the air in the lungs is 19%, what percentage of the saturation level would the COHb concentration ultimately reach?

Why young people with anxiety attack can develop respiratory alkalosis?  Which of the following values characterizes uncompensated respiratory alkalosis?   pH PCO2 mmHg HCO3 mmol/L A 7.40 60 37 B 7.25 66 28 C 7.51 29 22 D 7.60 42 37 E 7.25 35 15

Mr. Smith breathes 1 liter of air per minute at 22 degrees Celsius; Mr. Jones breaths 1 liter of air per minute at BT. Who is experiencing the greater fluid loss? Assume all other things are the same for two of the people.

Dissolved oxygen levels are higher in calm bodies of water.   True or False?

Describe what happens with PCO2 levels and pH during normal breathing.

Considering the body’s pH balance is impacted by oxygen intake, why would the pH balance of blood plasma increase with rapid breathing? Conversely, why would the pH balance of blood plasma decrease if a person holds their breath?

Explain why the gas values from the alveolar air to the blood change during pulmonary gas exchange. For example: Alveolar air for CO2 has a value of 40mmHg then when entering the blood shifts to 45mmHg. Why does this occur? I tried to calculate this by using Dalton’s law but I’m not Understanding.

How can the quantity of oxygen that dissolved in the plasma of the blood be calculated?

Decrease in partial pressure of carbon dioxide and increase in blood pH above 7.45? metabolic acidosis metabolic alkalosis respiratory acidosis respiratory alkalosis

Below are multiple oxygen binding affinity curves for hemoglobin. The affinity curve for normal hemoglobin in blood is represented by curve "D," at a pH of 7.2 and at a concentration of 5mM BPG and 26 mM CO2. O₂ saturation (%) 100 Answer 1: B Answer 2: [Select] Answer 3: B Answer 4: 80 A 60 1. How would changes to acidity, BPG concentration and CO₂ levels affect the binding affinity curve and p50? lower than Answer 5: E 40 1. BPG concentration is decreased to 3mM: The binding affinity curve would look like B. The p50 would be lower than normal (D). 2. pH is increased to 7.6: The binding affinity curve would look like B. The p50 would be [Select] normal (D). 20 3. CO₂ concentration is increased to 30 mM: The binding affinity curve would look like. [Select] The p50 would be Answer 6: 0 normal (D). II. The hemoglobin has been treated with a denaturing solution which disrupts quaternary structure only, and has a binding affinity resembling myoglobin. The binding affinity curve would look…