A development of the oxyhemoglobin dissociation curve analyzer

1976 ◽  
Vol 41 (2) ◽  
pp. 259-267 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. E. Hahn ◽  
P. Foex ◽  
C. M. Raynor
Keyword(s):  
Dissociation Curve ◽  
Oxyhemoglobin Dissociation Curve ◽  
Electrode Performance ◽  
Oxyhemoglobin Dissociation

The development and improvement of an oxyhemoglobin dissociation curve analyzer is described. PO2 electrode performance was improved by electrochemical means and circuits are described for processing the PO2 and pH signalsfrom the analyzer. A circuit for automatically correcting the curve for Bohr shifts from pH 7.40 is described, and the performance of the Bohr shift unit is verified by experiment. The analyzer produces curves under standard conditions of PCO2 40 mmHg, pH 7.40, and 37 degrees C.

scholarly journals Comparison of Cerebrovascular Response to Hypoxic and Carbon Monoxide Hypoxia in Newborn and Adult Sheep

1984 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 115-122 ◽  
Author(s):  
Raymond C. Koehler ◽  
Richard J. Traystman ◽  
Scott Zeger ◽  
Mark C. Rogers ◽  
M. Douglas Jones
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Monoxide ◽  
Blood Flow ◽  
Cerebral Blood Flow ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Hypoxic Hypoxia ◽  
Dissociation Curve ◽  
Oxyhemoglobin Dissociation Curve ◽  
Adult Sheep ◽  
Control Value ◽  
Oxyhemoglobin Dissociation

Cerebral blood flow (CBF) responses to two types of isocapnic hypoxia, hypoxic hypoxia (HH) and carbon monoxide hypoxia (COH), were examined in seven unanesthetized adult sheep by the radiolabeled microsphere technique. Comparisons were made with newborn lambs (5–12 days old) previously studied under similar conditions. The arterial O2 content (Cao2) was reduced in a graded manner to 50–60% of the control value. During HH, CBF increased to maintain cerebral O2 delivery (Cao2 x CBF) in both adults and newborns; however, cerebral O2 uptake (CMRO2) did not change. Although CMRO2 was higher in newborns, the responses of CBF/CMRO2 to HH did not differ significantly in newborns and adults. In newborns, regional CBF showed that brainstem areas were particularly responsive to HH. In both age groups, CBF increased to a greater extent with COH than with HH for similar reductions in Cao2. This resulted in an increase in cerebral O2 delivery with COH. The degree to which COH differed from HH correlated with the magnitude of the leftward shift of the oxyhemoglobin dissociation curve that accompanies COH. In adults, CMRO2 fell by 16% with COH but was maintained in newborns. We conclude that maintenance of cerebral O2 delivery during acute, isocapnic HH is a property of CBF regulation common to both newborn and adult sheep. During COH, the position of the oxyhemoglobin dissociation curve is an additional factor that sets the level of O2 delivery. The fetal conditions of low Cao2 and a left-shifted oxyhemoglobin dissociation curve may have provided the newborn with a microcirculation better suited for maintaining CMRO2 during COH.

O2 delivery to contracting muscle during hypoxic or CO hypoxia

1987 ◽  
Vol 63 (2) ◽  
pp. 726-732 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. E. King ◽  
S. L. Dodd ◽  
S. M. Cain
Keyword(s):  
Blood Flow ◽  
Gastrocnemius Muscle ◽  
Dissociation Curve ◽  
Muscle Preparation ◽  
O2 Uptake ◽  
Oxyhemoglobin Dissociation Curve ◽  
O2 Extraction ◽  
O2 Supply ◽  
O2 Delivery ◽  
Oxyhemoglobin Dissociation

The consequences of a decreased O2 supply to a contracting canine gastrocnemius muscle preparation were investigated during two forms of hypoxia: hypoxic hypoxia (HH) (n = 6) and CO hypoxia (COH) (n = 6). Muscle O2 uptake, blood flow, O2 extraction, and developed tension were measured at rest and at 1 twitch/s isometric contractions in normoxia and in hypoxia. No differences were observed between the two groups at rest. During contractions and hypoxia, however, O2 uptake decreased from the normoxic level in the COH group but not in the HH group. Blood flow increased in both groups during hypoxia, but more so in the COH group. O2 extraction increased further with hypoxia (P less than 0.05) during concentrations in the HH group but actually fell (P less than 0.05) in the COH group. The O2 uptake limitation during COH and contractions was associated with a lesser O2 extraction. The leftward shift in the oxyhemoglobin dissociation curve during COH may have impeded tissue O2 extraction. Other factors, however, such as decreased myoglobin function or perfusion heterogeneity must have contributed to the inability to utilize the O2 reserve more fully.

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