<unk>  compares the relative amount of<unk>  available for respiration at a variable pressure to that available at SATP. As external respiration depends on the exchange of gases due to partial pressures across a semipermeable membrane and normally occurs at SATP, an<unk>  may aid in recognizing and managing variable<unk>  availability during procedures such as hyperbaric<unk>  therapy or medical air transport. It does so by expressing<unk>  concentration as a ratio of the partial pressure of<unk>  at a given altitude or pressure to Standard Atmospheric Pressure; rather than as a ratio of the PO2 at a given pressure to the total pressure of the gas mixture. The latter would generally be 0.2095, the atmospheric concentration by volume of O2, although FO2 and Patm vary for extraterrestrials. Calculations occur as follows: Let O2E be<unk> , FO2 be the fractional concentration of<unk> , Patm (generally 760 mmHg, barring intergalactic travel), Pb be the barometric pressure, and dP be the change in pressure at a given altitude. Then, O2E = FO2(Pb + dP)/ Patm It is worthwhile to note that pressures may often be expressed in units of distance such as feet when diving. For this, note that descending 33 ft in salt water or 33.9 ft in fresh water results in a change of 1 atm, so distance and pressure are used interchangeably in this context.
Oxygen equivalent
CO2 content
Respiratory quotient
Minimum alveolar concentration
Anion gap
PCO2
Banana equivalent dose
Carbonated water