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A/a Gradient

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更新日期:2016-03-01

檔案大小:5.8M

目前版本:1.6

版本需求:Android 3.0 以上版本

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Email:deopujariapp@gmail.com

A/a Gradient(圖1)-速報App

The variables in this App. are :

RQ :Respiratory Quotient (approx 0.8 at normal physiological state)

PB : Atmospheric pressure.(760 mm Hg at sea level.)

FiO2 : Fraction of Inspired Oxygen. (0.21 at room air.)

PAO2 : Alveolar Oxygen tension

PaO2 : Arterial oxygen tension

These can be independently changed and the reflection of these changes can be seen in the alveolar – arteriolar gradient and PaO2 / FiO2 ratio.

A-a oxygen gradient : The alveolar arterial (A–a) oxygen gradient is a measure of oxygen transfer across alveolar capillary membrane (“A” denotes alveolar and “a” denotes arterial oxygenation). It is the difference between the alveolar and arterial oxygen tension.

A/a Gradient(圖2)-速報App

A-a oxygen gradient = PAO2 - PaO2.

PaO2 is derived from ABG while PAO2 is calculated.

PAO2 = (FiO2 x [PB - PH2O]) - (PaCO2 ÷ RQ)

[PH2O is the partial pressure of water (47 mm Hg)] & PaCO2 is partial pressure of Carbon di oxide in arterial blood.

A-a gradient varies with age and can be estimated from the following equation, assuming the patient is breathing room air.

A-a gradient = 2.5 + 0.21 x age in years.

A-a gradient increases with higher FiO2.

PaO2/FiO2 ratio : It is a measure of Oxygen transfer across the alveolar capillary membrane. Normal PaO2/FiO2 ratio is 300 to 500 mmHg. Values less than 300 mmHg indicating impaired gas exchange and values less than 200 mmHg indicates severe hypoxemia.

A/a Gradient(圖3)-速報App

"Alveolar arterial membrane is depicted in this App. as a BLACK LINE (This is purely a conceptual representation of ventilation-perfusion relationship).The thickness of this Black Line is shown to vary depending on the variations in A-a gradient"