Water Vapor Pressure @
mmHG is used in air
torr is used in fluid
normal numan value
solubility coefficient for
Boyle’s Law : At constant temperature, pressure and volume are inversely related
Ideal Gas Law : Relates state variables of an ideal gas
Partial Pressure of a Gas : Fractional concentration times barometric pressure
Inspired Partial Pressure of O₂ : Inspired O₂ adjusted for water vapor
Alveolar Gas Equation ( O₂ ) : Determines alveolar O₂ partial pressure
Alveolar CO₂ : Relates alveolar CO₂ pressure to production and ventilation
Transpulmonary Pressure : Difference between alveolar and pleural pressure
Chest Wall Transmural Pressure : Difference across the chest wall
Respiratory System Pressure : Sum of transpulmonary and chest wall pressures
Laplace’s Law : Relates pressure in a sphere to surface tension and radius
Pressure-Flow Relationship : Pressure difference equals flow times airway resistance
Compliance : Change in volume per unit change in pressure
Airway Resistance : Via Poiseuille’s law
Reynolds Number : Dimensionless number indicating flow regime
Poiseuille’s Law for Flow : Flow in a tube depends on pressure and dimensions
Minute Ventilation : Tidal volume times frequency
Total Ventilation : Sum of dead space and alveolar ventilation
Tidal Volume Components : Tidal volume = dead space volume + alveolar volume
Dead Space Ventilation Rate : Fraction of tidal volume that is dead space times total ventilation
Respiratory Quotient : Ratio of CO₂ produced to O₂ consumed
Alveolar CO₂ Elimination : Depends on alveolar ventilation and alveolar CO₂ fraction
O₂ Uptake by Diffusion : O₂ flux across a membrane
Mixed Expired CO₂ : CO₂ elimination from difference in inspired/expired fractions
Mixed Expired O₂ : O₂ uptake from differences in inspired and expired O₂ fractions
Work : Pressure times change in volume
Starling Equation : Fluid movement across capillaries
Henderson–Hasselbalch Equation : Relates pH to bicarbonate and CO₂
Dissolved Gas Concentration : Concentration = solubility * partial pressure
Bicarbonate Buffer System : Equilibria between CO₂ , carbonic acid , and bicarbonate
Cardiac Output : Heart rate times stroke volume
Stroke Volume : Difference between end-diastolic and end-systolic volumes
Mean Arterial Pressure ( General ) : Output times resistance
Mean Arterial Pressure ( Approx 1 ) : Weighted mean
Mean Arterial Pressure ( Approx 2 ) : Simple averaging method
O₂ Delivery : Cardiac output times arterial O₂ content
O₂ Consumption : Cardiac output times arterial-venous O₂ difference