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Arterial Blood Gases and Oxygen Content
Arterial Blood Gases and Oxygen Content
)
HCO
3
1 RER
]
RER
RER
PACO
2
was assumed to be equal to PaCO
2
7. Arterial oxygen content (CaO
2
)
CaO
2
= SaO
2
Hb 1.39 + (PaO
2
0.03)
* ABG denotes arterial blood gas, BE base excess, FIO
2
fraction of inspired oxygen, Hb hemoglobin concentration, PACO
2
partial pressure of alveolar carbon dioxide, PaCO
2
partial pressure of arterial carbon dioxide, PB barometric pressure,
PO
2
partial pressure of oxygen, RER respiratory exchange ratio, and SVP saturated vapor pressure at body temperature
(47 mm Hg).
This equation is currently approved by the Clinical Laboratory Standards Institute (http://www.clsi.org).
10
value of PO
2
given by ABG machine
100
PaO
2
=
SaO
2
(%)
=
PAO
2
= PIO
2