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Member 335545 · 05-25-2012, 12:16 PM

I thought so too, but I read this:

http://www.meddean.luc.edu/lumen/Med...hysio/pf10.htm

Which says "Hb becomes 100% saturated with CO at PCO = 0.6 mm Hg" and "Hb becomes 100% saturated with O2 at PO2 = 600 mm Hg" so I was wondering whether the term Hb saturation is independent of the gases bound to the Hb (i.e. several gases can together saturate Hb at the same time).

05-25-2012, 12:16 PM	#3
Member 335545 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 192	I thought so too, but I read this: http://www.meddean.luc.edu/lumen/Med...hysio/pf10.htm Which says "Hb becomes 100% saturated with CO at PCO = 0.6 mm Hg" and "Hb becomes 100% saturated with O2 at PO2 = 600 mm Hg" so I was wondering whether the term Hb saturation is independent of the gases bound to the Hb (i.e. several gases can together saturate Hb at the same time).