douglas_blood_co2_content_ml_dl: Calculate CO2 content of whole blood via Douglas method

In bakenzua/co2ntent: Calculate Carbon Dioxide and Oxygen content of blood

Calculate CO2 content of whole blood via Douglas method

Description

douglas_blood_co2_content_ml_dl calculates CO2 content of whole blood via the method described by \insertCitedouglas_1988co2ntent.

Usage

douglas_blood_co2_content_ml_dl(pco2, haemoglobin_g_dl, so2_fraction,
  ph = 7.4, temperature = 37, inputs_are_kpa = TRUE)

Arguments

pco2	CO2 partial pressure
haemoglobin_g_dl	Haemoglobin g/dL. No default
so2_fraction	Haemoglobin saturation as a fraction e.g 0 < so2_fraction < 1.0
ph	pH (hydrogen ion concentration). Default 7.40
temperature	temperature in celcius. Default 37c
inputs_are_kpa	If TRUE, input pCO2 is in kPa, if FALSE use mmHg

Details

CO2 content of plasma is calculated via co2ntent::douglas_plasma_co2_content_ml_dl which is then multiplied by the calculated CO2 content blood:plasma ratio calculated via co2ntent::douglas_co2_plasma_to_blood_ratio.

This is therefore an all in one method, which calculates all the other required parameters.

Value

The CO2 content of plasma in ml/dL

References

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douglas_1988co2ntent

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