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Research Notes on Arterial Oxygen Content Calculator
The arterial oxygen content calculator is used to find the oxygen levels in blood.1 Oxygen is poorly soluble in water; therefore without other means of transport, it cannot be transported in blood in quantities needed to sustain life.1 That means comes in the form of hemoglobin.1
Fast Facts:
- The equation for the concentration of oxygen in arterial blood is: CaO2 = (SaO2 x Hgb x 1.34) + (0.003 x PaO2).1
- Oxygen can bind to hemoglobin at any of four active sites on each molecule of hemoglobin.1
- Other factors such as tissue perfusion and oxygen uptake and extraction can play significant roles in end organ function or dysfunction.1
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Research Notes References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 University of Pennsylvania College of Medicine: The Calculation Of Oxygen Content
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