Ventilation, acidosis and blood chemistry

[MDT]

Originally Posted by Pirarucu

Ppm = Parts Per Million.

yep..that part i know, however, what does an atmospheric reading of ppm mean in an organism? OSHA standards CO2 is less than 600ppm....I just don't know how that number correlates to in terms of PaCO2. Another example, percentage of oxygen bound to the hemoglobin molecule is represented by SaO2. Typically, room air O2 saturation should be approx 97%-100% in a healthy individual. I'm sure there may be come conversion rule out there, but I've been out of school too long to remember it and don't really want to Google right now

I guess what I'm trying to say, is that these are interesting answers to the original questions, however, to really find a clinical (or husbandry related) relevance, there are many other parameters that need to be sampled.

[dinosaurdammit]

Originally Posted by erichillkeast

Do you by chance have the CO and CO2 levels outside the enclosure, as something to compare it to?

I didnt even think about this. I can set up the monitor tonight and just let it run and put the results in the morning. I would imagine that the airflow in the house is a heck of a lot better. Its super stuffy in his set up. Its stifling for me but he seems to just do fine.