Respiratory ask!!?
PC02 62
fi02 0.9
use the alveolar air equation to solve for PaO2
Can anyone show me step by step how to do this?
Answers: Here is the usual equation:
PAO2 = [ (PB – PH20 ) X FI O2 ] – PaCO2 / R where on earth R is generally defined as 0.8. And PH2O is 47 at 37 C.
So
PAO2= [(750-47) x 0.9] - 62/0.8
= [703 x 0.9] - 77.5
= 632.7 - 77.5 = 555.2
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