A fellow Respiratory Therapy Student wants to know what the PaCO2 is given the following: FiO2 = 0.50, Patm = 760 mmHg, pH2O = 47 mmHg, RQ = 0.8, and the Alveolar Gas Tension is 244.00 mmHg?
A. 90 mmHg
B. 76 mmHg
C. 34 mmHg
D. 102 mmHg
Answer:A
A fellow Respiratory Therapy Student wants to know what the PaCO2 is given the following: FiO2 = 0.50, Patm = 760 mmHg, pH2O = 47 mmHg, RQ = 0.8, and the Alveolar Gas Tension is 244.00 mmHg?
A. 90 mmHg B. 76 mmHg C. 34 mmHg D. 102 mmHg