Impact of Pharmacologically Left Shifting the Oxygen–Hemoglobin Dissociation Curve on Arterial Blood Gases and Pulmonary Gas Exchange During Maximal Exercise in Hypoxia

Author(s):  
Glenn M. Stewart ◽  
Troy J. Cross ◽  
Michael J. Joyner ◽  
Steven C. Chase ◽  
Timothy Curry ◽  
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2019 ◽  
Vol 316 (1) ◽  
pp. L114-L118 ◽  
Author(s):  
John B. West ◽  
Daniel L. Wang ◽  
G. Kim Prisk ◽  
Janelle M. Fine ◽  
Amy Bellinghausen ◽  
...  

A new noninvasive method was used to measure the impairment of pulmonary gas exchange in 34 patients with lung disease, and the results were compared with the traditional ideal alveolar-arterial Po2 difference (AaDO2) calculated from arterial blood gases. The end-tidal Po2 was measured from the expired gas during steady-state breathing, the arterial Po2 was derived from a pulse oximeter if the [Formula: see text] was 95% or less, which was the case for 23 patients. The difference between the end-tidal and the calculated Po2 was defined as the oxygen deficit. Oxygen deficit was 42.7 mmHg (SE 4.0) in this group of patients, much higher than the means previously found in 20 young normal subjects measured under hypoxic conditions (2.0 mmHg, SE 0.8) and 11 older normal subjects (7.5 mmHg, SE 1.6) and emphasizes the sensitivity of the new method for detecting the presence of abnormal gas exchange. The oxygen deficit was correlated with AaDO2 ( R2 0.72). The arterial Po2 that was calculated from the noninvasive technique was correlated with the results from the arterial blood gases ( R2 0.76) and with a mean bias of +2.7 mmHg. The Pco2 was correlated with the results from the arterial blood gases (R2 0.67) with a mean bias of −3.6 mmHg. We conclude that the oxygen deficit as obtained from the noninvasive method is a very sensitive indicator of impaired pulmonary gas exchange. It has the advantage that it can be obtained within a few minutes by having the patient simply breathe through a tube.


2000 ◽  
Vol 89 (2) ◽  
pp. 721-730 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susan R. Hopkins ◽  
Rebecca C. Barker ◽  
Tom D. Brutsaert ◽  
Timothy P. Gavin ◽  
Pauline Entin ◽  
...  

Exercise-induced arterial hypoxemia (EIAH) has been reported in male athletes, particularly during fast-increment treadmill exercise protocols. Recent reports suggest a higher incidence in women. We hypothesized that 1-min incremental (fast) running (R) protocols would result in a lower arterial Po 2 (PaO2 ) than 5-min increment protocols (slow) or cycling exercise (C) and that women would experience greater EIAH than previously reported for men. Arterial blood gases, cardiac output, and metabolic data were obtained in 17 active women [mean maximal O2 uptake (V˙o 2 max) = 51 ml · kg−1 · min−1]. They were studied in random order (C or R), with a fastV˙o 2 max protocol. After recovery, the women performed 5 min of exercise at 30, 60, and 90% ofV˙o 2 max (slow). One week later, the other exercise mode (R or C) was similarly studied. There were no significant differences in V˙o 2 maxbetween R and C. Pulmonary gas exchange was similar at rest, 30%, and 60% of V˙o 2 max. At 90% ofV˙o 2 max, PaO2 was lower during R (mean ± SE = 94 ± 2 Torr) than during C (105 ± 2 Torr, P < 0.0001), as was ventilation (85.2 ± 3.8 vs. 98.2 ± 4.4 l/min btps, P < 0.0001) and cardiac output (19.1 ± 0.6 vs. 21.1 ± 1.0 l/min, P < 0.001). Arterial Pco 2 (32.0 ± 0.5 vs. 30.0 ± 0.6 Torr, P < 0.001) and alveolar-arterial O2 difference (A-aDo 2; 22 ± 2 vs. 16 ± 2 Torr, P < 0.0001) were greater during R. PaO2 and A-aDo 2 were similar between slow and fast. Nadir PaO2 was ≤80 Torr in four women (24%) but only during fast-R. In all subjects, PaO2 atV˙o 2 max was greater than the lower 95% prediction limit calculated from available data in men ( n = 72 C and 38 R) for both R and C. These data suggest intrinsic differences in gas exchange between R and C, due to differences in ventilation and also efficiency of gas exchange. The PaO2 responses to R and C exercise in our 17 subjects do not differ significantly from those previously observed in men.


2003 ◽  
Vol 94 (3) ◽  
pp. 1186-1192 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Kim Prisk ◽  
Harold J. B. Guy ◽  
John B. West ◽  
James W. Reed

The analysis of the gas in a single expirate has long been used to estimate the degree of ventilation-perfusion (V˙a/Q˙) inequality in the lung. To further validate this estimate, we examined three measures ofV˙a/Q˙ inhomogeneity calculated from a single full exhalation in nine anesthetized mongrel dogs under control conditions and after exposure to aerosolized methacholine. These measurements were then compared with arterial blood gases and with measurements of V˙a/Q˙ inhomogeneity obtained using the multiple inert gas elimination technique. The slope of the instantaneous respiratory exchange ratio (R slope) vs. expired volume was poorly correlated with independent measures, probably because of the curvilinear nature of the relationship due to continuing gas exchange. When R was converted to the intrabreathV˙a/Q˙ (iV˙/Q˙), the best index was the slope of iV˙/Q˙ vs. volume over phase III (iV˙/Q˙slope). This was strongly correlated with independent measures, especially those relating to inhomogeneity of perfusion. The correlations for iV˙/Q˙ slope and R slope considerably improved when only the first half of phase III was considered. We conclude that a useful noninvasive measurement ofV˙a/Q˙ inhomogeneity can be derived from the intrabreath respiratory exchange ratio.


1989 ◽  
Vol 10 (04) ◽  
pp. 279-285 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. Yoshida ◽  
M. Udo ◽  
M. Chida ◽  
K. Makiguchi ◽  
M. Ichioka ◽  
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1994 ◽  
Vol 77 (2) ◽  
pp. 912-917 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. R. Hopkins ◽  
D. C. McKenzie ◽  
R. B. Schoene ◽  
R. W. Glenny ◽  
H. T. Robertson

To investigate pulmonary gas exchange during exercise in athletes, 10 high aerobic capacity athletes (maximal aerobic capacity = 5.15 +/- 0.52 l/min) underwent testing on a cycle ergometer at rest, 150 W, 300 W, and maximal exercise (372 +/- 22 W) while trace amounts of six inert gases were infused intravenously. Arterial blood samples, mixed expired gas samples, and metabolic data were obtained. Indexes of ventilation-perfusion (VA/Q) mismatch were calculated by the multiple inert gas elimination technique. The alveolar-arterial difference for O2 (AaDO2) was predicted from the inert gas model on the basis of the calculated VA/Q mismatch. VA/Q heterogeneity increased significantly with exercise and was predicted to increase the AaDO2 by > 17 Torr during heavy and maximal exercise. The observed AaDO2 increased significantly more than that predicted by the inert gas technique during maximal exercise (10 +/- 10 Torr). These data suggest that this population develops diffusion limitation during maximal exercise, but VA/Q mismatch is the most important contributor (> 60%) to the wide AaDO2 observed.


1993 ◽  
Vol 21 (6) ◽  
pp. 806-810 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. A. Tweed ◽  
W. T. Phua ◽  
K. Y. Chong ◽  
E. Lim ◽  
T. L. Lee

Impaired pulmonary oxygen (O2) exchange is common during general anaesthesia but there is no clinical unanimity as to methods of prevention or treatment. We studied 14 patients at risk for pulmonary dysfunction because of increased age, obesity, cigarette smoking, or chronic lung disease. Pulmonary O2 exchange was measured during four conditions of ventilation: awake spontaneous, conventional tidal volume (CVT, 7 ml.kg-1) or high tidal volume (HVT, 12 ml.kg-1) controlled ventilation, and five min after manual hyperinflation (H1) of the lungs. The F1O2 was controlled at 0.5, and FETCO2 was kept constant by adding dead space during HVT. Eight patients were ventilated with N2O/O2 and six with air/O2. Arterial blood gases were used to calculate the (A-a)DO2. In seven patients (A-a)DO2 worsened after induction of anaesthesia, while in seven there was no change or an improvement. Manual HI significantly reduced (A-a)DO2, but changing tidal volume (VT) had no effect. Using a multivariate model to predict O2 exchange, obesity and type of surgery were significantly associated with worsening, while level of VT and inspiratory gas (N2O or N2) were not significant predictors. Thus patient and surgical factors were more important determinants of pulmonary gas exchange during anaesthesia than were tidal volume or inspiratory gas. Manual HI is a simple and effective manoeuvre to improve gas exchange.


1965 ◽  
Vol 208 (4) ◽  
pp. 798-800 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hugo Chiodi ◽  
James W. Terman

Individual blood samples were collected anaerobically from the brachial arteries of adult White Rock hens and were analyzed for Po2, Pco2, pH, oxygen content and capacity, and CO2 content and capacity. A dissociation curve was constructed from data on equilibration of pooled venous blood. The average arterial oxygen saturation was 90%, the Pco2 was about 32 mm Hg, the Po2 was between 94 and 99 mm Hg, and the pH averaged 7.49. The dissociation curve, as has been shown before, was shifted to the right of most homeothermic species.


2012 ◽  
Vol 2012 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Benoit Wallaert ◽  
Lidwine Wemeau-Stervinou ◽  
Julia Salleron ◽  
Isabelle Tillie-Leblond ◽  
Thierry Perez

In patients with fibrotic idiopathic interstitial pneumonia (f-IIP), the diffusing capacity for carbon monoxide (DLCO) has been used to predict abnormal gas exchange in the lung. However, abnormal values for arterial blood gases during exercise are likely to be the most sensitive manifestations of lung disease. The aim of this study was to compare DLCO, resting PaO2, P(A-a)O2at cardiopulmonary exercise testing peak, and oxygen desaturation during a 6-min walk test (6MWT). Results were obtained in 121 patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF,n=88) and fibrotic nonspecific interstitial pneumonias (NSIP,n=33). All but 3 patients (97.5%) had low DLCO values (<LLN) whereas only 66.6% had low KCO; 42 patients (65%) exhibited resting hypoxemia (<75 mmHg); 112 patients (92.5%) exhibited a high P[(A-a)O2], peak (>35 mmHg) and 100 (83%) demonstrated significant oxygen desaturation during 6MWT (>4%). Interestingly 27 patients had low DLCO and normal P(A-a)O2, peak and/or no desaturation during the 6MWT. The 3 patients with normal DLCO also had normal PaO2, normal P(A-a)O2, peak, and normal oxygen saturation during 6MWT. Our results demonstrate that in fibrotic IIP, DLCO better defines impairment of pulmonary gas exchange than resting PaO2, exercise P(A-a)O2, peak, or 6MWT SpO2.


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