Bohr Equation - derivation

An introduction the Bohr Equation describing the physiological basis, mathematical derivation and clinical application. A video relevant for medical students and candidates preparing for the FRCA.

[@LukeA1293]

Thanks, great video, and useful comment at the end about situations on ICU in which ETCO2 might not match up with PaCO2 on the ABG.

[@walatalalaw]

Awesome video, very clear, especially the assumption at the end which cleared it all up for me (I couldn’t understand how we routinely measured PACO2)

[@rutvin8763]

Omg thank you so much for this wonderful explanation! I find this eqn a bit easier to understand intuitively if I see it as basically a version of Boyle's Law (P1V1 = P2V2) comparing the end-inspiration and end-expiration states. The pre-post and derivation slides in this vid help make this clearer.

[@PrimaryConcepts]

Thanks for your comment and glad you found it useful!
It's a very similar argument for the shunt equation in terms of conservation of mass.

[@emmilyyyyy7]

Brilliant video - thank you. Would love to watch the Fowler's method video you mentioned too!

[@PrimaryConcepts]

Coming soon!