Effects Of Hyperventilation On CO2 And PH Levels
Effects of hyperventilation on CO2 and pH levels
Alidrin Armandico
Physiology Lab 142
Egle Ortega
Aprill 25, 2014
Abstract
The aim of this experiment was to analyze how pH and carbon dioxide (CO2) levels in the blood change during hyperventilation and how the renal system compensates for this condition. Hyperventilation decreases CO2, increases pH, and lowers H+ levels which then results to respiratory alkalosis. In the experiment, we used the PhysioEx 8.0 software to simulate hyperventilation and recorded the change of the breathing pattern which gave us the levels of pH and CO2. The first run of hyperventilation results signified alkalosis. On the second hyperventilation run, the breathing pattern went from being in the alkalosis state then gradually went back to normal. A correlation graph with a R2 value was also used which showed that the relationship of PCO2 and pH is almost perfectly linear as well as the predictions. It is important to know how CO2 and pH levels affect body fluids and also the essential factors that would initiate respiratory alkalosis in order to know if there are more serious causes of hyperventilation that exist.
Introduction
Respiratory alkalosis happens when the respiratory system acquires too less carbon dioxide in the blood (Health Guide). Respiratory alkalosis is the result of being on an elevated area and could be further brought on by anxiety or fever. This state is also known as hyperventilation, where carbon dioxide is released from body fluids decreasing the amount of H+ in the blood which will cause the blood’s pH level to rise (Sarikas & Cummins 422).
Methods The PhysioEx 8.0 Software was used in this experiment to simulate hyperventilation. There were three parts in this experiment: Normal Breathing, Hyperventilation Run-1, and Hyperventilation Run-2. We started with Normal Breathing in order to establish a baseline data. First, we clicked the Start button and observed the trace lines. We then recorded the
Alidrin Armandico
Physiology Lab 142
Egle Ortega
Aprill 25, 2014
Abstract
The aim of this experiment was to analyze how pH and carbon dioxide (CO2) levels in the blood change during hyperventilation and how the renal system compensates for this condition. Hyperventilation decreases CO2, increases pH, and lowers H+ levels which then results to respiratory alkalosis. In the experiment, we used the PhysioEx 8.0 software to simulate hyperventilation and recorded the change of the breathing pattern which gave us the levels of pH and CO2. The first run of hyperventilation results signified alkalosis. On the second hyperventilation run, the breathing pattern went from being in the alkalosis state then gradually went back to normal. A correlation graph with a R2 value was also used which showed that the relationship of PCO2 and pH is almost perfectly linear as well as the predictions. It is important to know how CO2 and pH levels affect body fluids and also the essential factors that would initiate respiratory alkalosis in order to know if there are more serious causes of hyperventilation that exist.
Introduction
Respiratory alkalosis happens when the respiratory system acquires too less carbon dioxide in the blood (Health Guide). Respiratory alkalosis is the result of being on an elevated area and could be further brought on by anxiety or fever. This state is also known as hyperventilation, where carbon dioxide is released from body fluids decreasing the amount of H+ in the blood which will cause the blood’s pH level to rise (Sarikas & Cummins 422).
Methods The PhysioEx 8.0 Software was used in this experiment to simulate hyperventilation. There were three parts in this experiment: Normal Breathing, Hyperventilation Run-1, and Hyperventilation Run-2. We started with Normal Breathing in order to establish a baseline data. First, we clicked the Start button and observed the trace lines. We then recorded the
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