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Clinical Physiology Worksheet

Pulmonary Gas Exchange

1. Complete the following table of data for your subject.

Variable Units Rest Level1 Level2 Level3

Workrate W 0 50 100 150
*VD (mL)
2x VE L 81.7 20.1 35.9 18.3 Body
time min 5 1 1 1 Weight
(kg) Lmin1 14.58 17.94 32.04 52.03
fR min1 20 21.74 37.46 42.298
VT L 0.817 0.82 0.85 1.23

VD* mL 140 140 140 140

Lmin1 11.78 14.9 26.8 46.11
fH min1 87 123.49 150.721 163.03
FEO2 17% 16.9 16.9% 16.7%
FECO2 3.3% 3.4 3.6% 3.8%
Lmin1 0.58 0.73 1.34 2.24
Lmin1 0.48 0.61 1.15 1.97
0.82 0.83 0.84 0.87
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2. Plot respiratory frequency, tidal volume and minute volume of ventilation against oxygen uptake
at the four levels of activity.

3. Plot the Respiratory Exchange Ratio as a function of the rate of mechanical energy expenditure.

4. Plot the rate of metabolic energy consumption as a function of the rate of mechanical energy
expenditure.
5. Experiments have shown that the energetic equivalent of oxygen is about 20 kJ/L. From your
plot of (L/min) versus rate of work (1W 1J/s), estimate the mechanical efficiency of
your subject. (Show your calculations.)
Gradient of slope is 0.1873. To find mechanical efficiency of our subject, we must multiply this value
by the energetic equivalent of oxygen. Since the energetic equivalent of oxygen is about 20kJ/L,
0.1873 x 20 = 3.746%.
The mechanical efficiency of our subject is 3.746%, which is an unrealistic value as normal values lies
in between 15%-25%. Our estimation was probably off due to errors in our measurements.

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