A ALVEOLAR DEAD-SPACE. B ALVEOLAR DEAD-SPACE VENTILATION: VENTILATION: CO,HANDUNG =| [Vg = 42 itecimin 16 Oz.content 12 (aes) FIGURE 30-13. Alveolar dead space ventilation. The mumbers in this idealized example refer to atime after the individual has achieved a new steady state. In the upper panels of A and B, the light beige—colored boxes give the alveolar ventilation to each lung, as well as the total alveolar ventilation (©), The pink owes give the blood flow to each lung, as well 2s the total cardiac output (Q). The while boxes give the rates of CO, or O, transport (m/min) at euher the pulmonary or systemic capillaries. The blue boxes give the CO, and O, parti pressures (mim Fig) in alveolar ir. The lavender faxes give the CO, pattal pressure (mim Hg) and CO, content (mil) in the mixed-venous blood, in the blood leaving each of the lungs, and in the tnixed-arterial blood. The dark hege~colored boxes give the same information for O,. The lower panel of A shows plots of how total-CO, content sn this example varies with PcO, at the Hb-O, saturations of arterial blood (red lie) and mixed-venous blood (volt line). Despite the severe respiratory fcidosis, the decrease in total CO, content between the mixed-venous and arterial blood is normal (4 mi/dl). The lower panel of B shows comparable plots for how total O, content varies with Po, at the pH and ECO, values of mixed-venous blood (violet curve) and arterial blood (red curve). Despite the severe hyponia, the increase in total , content between the mixed-venous and arterial blood is normal (5 md)