Oxygen carrying capacity of whole blood |
Fraction of oxygenated haemoglobin |
Measurement of oxygen saturation by the blood gas analyser |
The oxyhaemoglobin dissociation curve |
Factors which influence the affinity of haemoglobin for oxygen |
The p50 value of a blood gas sample |
The idealised p50 value for a standard set of conditions |
Transport of carbon dioxide in the blood |
The carbon dioxide dissociation curve |
The Haldane Effect |
The Bohr Effect |
The erythrocyte chloride shift (Hamburger effect) |
Oxygen storage in the human body |
Carbon dioxide storage in the human body |