Why Do Transcutaneous Oxygen Tension (PO₂)and Carbon Dioxide Tension (PCO₂)values

question 9

Multiple Choice

Why do transcutaneous oxygen tension (PO₂) and carbon dioxide tension (PCO₂) values differ from PaO₂ and PaCO₂ measurements?

• A)Because of the lag time between the cardiac output and the time the blood reaches the transcutaneous electrode site
• B)Because the skin is much more permeable to oxygen than carbon dioxide
• C)Because oxygen is consumed and carbon dioxide is produced in transit from the left ventricle to the electrode site
• D)Because metabolism in the tissue consumes oxygen and produces carbon dioxide at the site of the electrode

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