Pulmonary Lab Crossword

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  1. 1. negative log of the free hydrogen ion concentration
  2. 8. help to regulate acid/base status by the retention or secretion of bicarb
  3. 9. other name for PCO2 electrode derived from the name of its inventor
  4. 10. a device to measure current of voltage during chemical analysis
  5. 11. primary way to control the level of CO2 in the blood
  6. 16. used to carry oxygen in the blood
  7. 17. measures different wavelengths of light
  8. 20. signified by an elevated bicrab and relatively normal PaCO2
  9. 24. might happen if patient is nervous about the arterial puncture
  10. 25. equation used to calculate VO2
  11. 27. 45mg/dL is the therapeutic intervention limit in newborns for this anaylte
  12. 28. the extent to which a measurement is close to the true value
  13. 30. performed on the lateral aspects of the plantar side of a newborn's heel
  14. 31. CO2 entering the blood increases when this increases and decreases when this decreases
  15. 32. shape of the O2 dissociation curve
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  1. 2. uses ultrasonic sound waves to break open red blood cells
  2. 3. other name for PO2 electrode derived from the name of its inventor
  3. 4. states that the sum of the partial pressures equals the total pressure
  4. 5. the extent to which an instrument measures a known value repeatedly; reproducibility
  5. 6. volume of oxygen carried by the blood (bound to Hb and dissolved)
  6. 7. determines the consistency between instruments by dividing the standard deviation by the mean
  7. 12. this equation is used to determine bicarb
  8. 13. the difference between the actual buffering capacity of the blood and the expected value
  9. 14. a physiological response associated with anxiety about the puncture and characterized by hypotension, bradycardia, and possible loss of consciousness
  10. 15. the fraction of hemoglobin that has been oxidized to the Fe+++ state
  11. 18. signified by an elevated PaCO2 and relatively normal bicarb
  12. 19. test to determine collateral circulation to the hand
  13. 21. signified by a reduced bicarb and relatively normal PaCO2
  14. 22. criteria used to determine out of control conditions when saving QC. Also called Mult-rule method
  15. 23. preferred site for an arterial puncture
  16. 26. will be overestimated if red blood cell lysis occurs
  17. 29. states that when a gas is exposed to a liquid, the partial pressure of the gas in the liquid phase equilibrates with the partial pressure of the gas in the gaseous phase