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J Appl Physiol 43: 357-364, 1977;
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Journal of Applied Physiology, Vol 43, Issue 2 357-364, Copyright © 1977 by American Physiological Society

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Elevated alveolar PCO2 relative to predicted values during normal gas exchange

H. T. Robertson and M. P. Hlastala

A negative aADCO2 has been demonstrated during ventilation with hypercarbic gas mixtures and during rebreathing, but has never been demonstrated during normal gas exchange. This anomalous behavior of CO2 was studied by comparing it to the behavior of five infused inert gases during normal gas exchange in 10 anesthetized mongrel dogs. The distribution of VA/Q heterogeneity and the respiratory dead space in the animals was quantitated using excretion-solubility data from the five infused inert gases. The predicted excretion fraction (PACO2/PVCO2) for CO2 was obtained from the inert gas excretion-solubility curve, using a measured solubility for CO2. The measured excretion fraction for CO2 (PACO2/PVCO2), even after correction for Haldane effect, was significantly greater than the predicted fraction (P less than 0.001). This corresponded to an alveolar PCO2 that exceeded the predicted value by a mean of 5.0 Torr.


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