PEDIATRIC CARE GUIDE

Parameters Used to Monitor Acute Respiratory Failure. Parameter How to determine Alveolar O2 tension (PAO2) Normal = 102 torr PAO2 = PiO2 – (PACO2/R) Where PiO2 = (P(-PH2O)(FiO2) Assume PAO2 = PaO2, R = 0.8, & PH2O = 47 Blood O2 Content. Arterial (CaO2) Normal = 20 vol % Venous (CvO2) Normal = 15 vol % CaO2 = (1.34*)(Hgb^)(SxO2) + 0.0031(PaO2) ................
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