sarika
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OXYgen TEnsion...is it similar to oxygen saturation?
can anyone explain it ...i know it might be something very stupid to ask but i am confused
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| reet
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o2 tension---is the total o2 in the body ( pao2,,in tissues ....)
oxygen saturation----oxygen bound to haemoglobin. example...CO competes fr hb on binding sites and decrease saturation of oxygen.
anyone else..........
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| Geroo
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o2 tension is the dissolved O2(Po2) in blood .O2 sat is the o2 attached to Hb
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| Doc2378
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sorry...I was obviously wrong on this...
I just remembered this relationship from Goljan
O2 content= 1.34* Hb * O2 saturation + PaO2
Thanks guys!
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