Mailing List Archive

Mailing List: techdiver

Message Display

Date: Thu, 02 Nov 1995 00:06:52 -0500
To: Carl Heinzl <cgh@ma*.ai*.mi*.ed*>
From: Marc Dufour <mdufour@CA*.OR*>
Subject: Re: Tired after diving
Cc: deepreef@bi*.bi*.Ha*.Or*, A.APPLEYARD@fs*.mt*.um*.ac*.uk*,

At 01:58 PM 11/1/95 -0500, Carl Heinzl wrote:

>The only benefit of higher O2 as I can see it is better perfusion of
...
>carried by the blood too)?  Personally I suspect that CO2 transport
>will not be the limiting factor here since even under normal
>circumstances 70% of the CO2 is carried as HCO3- (Carbonic Acid).
>This is what changes the blood pH and stimulates the breathing
>response.  As far as waste removal, I see no benefit in this arena
>addressed by higher PPO2 or more O2 in the system.

   How much CO2 is carried away dissolved in the bloodstream itself
(compared to the amound of CO2 carried by hemoglobin)? I understand that CO2
is very soluble in water, and I wonder if  it could play a significant role
in bends.

----------------------------------------------------------------
                        This space for rent.
------ Marc Dufour -- [\] -- http://www.cam.org/~mdufour -------
OUIouiOUIouiOUIouiOUIouiOUIouiOUIouiOUIouiOUIouiOUIouiOUIouiOUI

Navigate by Author: [Previous] [Next] [Author Search Index]
Navigate by Subject: [Previous] [Next] [Subject Search Index]

[Send Reply] [Send Message with New Topic]

[Search Selection] [Mailing List Home] [Home]