Rowena's Body: A Case Study

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The finding indicates respiratory acidosis. Further, Rowena’s body is trying to compensate by increasing PaO2. These changes in ABG can also change the affinity of haemoglobin for oxygen.

Fig 1: Medbulets team (2018)

Rowena’s ABG results demonstrates right shift on oxygen haemoglobin dissociation curve, which can be identified by increased PCO2 and temperature and decreased pH of the blood. The right shift indicates that Rowena has decreased affinity in haemoglobin for oxygen. So, the O2 is released in tissue or cells easily. However, the body is trying to compensate the respiratory acidosis with the rise of PaO2. After the O2 is absorbed by the blood, the CO2 binds to the Hb to be excreted

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