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Upon completion of the activities, the perfusionist should have mastered the below stated objectives with 100 percent accuracy:

1. To define pH, pCO₂, pO₂, oxygen, saturation, oxygen content, oxygen capacity, hemoglobin concentration and hematocrit, and give normal arterial and venous values where appropriate

2. Describe oxygen and carbon dioxide transport

3. Calculate partial pressures from fractional concentrations

4. Relate partial pressure to actual blood gas content under variable conditions

5. Determine oxygen and ventilation requirements

6. Assess methods for temperature correcting blood gas data