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  • Calculating Partial Pressure of Oxygen in Blood Gases: A Step-by-Step Guide
    Dalton's law of partial pressures: The total pressure of a gas mixture is equal to the sum of the partial pressures of the individual gases in the mixture.

    $$P_{total} = P_{N_2} + P_{O_2} + P_{CO_2}$$

    We are given the following partial pressures:

    $$P_{N_2} = 630 \ mmHg$$

    $$P_{CO_2} = 39 \ mmHg$$

    We can rearrange Dalton's law to solve for the partial pressure of oxygen:

    $$P_{O_2} = P_{total} - P_{N_2} - P_{CO_2}$$

    Since we are given the total pressure nor the partial pressures, then we can´t solved.

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