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Ever confused what cause a right shift and what cause a left shift?
Here's a quick mnemonic
Just remember that a right shift is DATE with CO2
CO2 --- that's obvious
D ---- 2,3 Diphosphoglycerate DPG
A ---- Acidosis
T ---- Temperature
E ---- Exercise
Any increase (not decrease) in these will shift to the right
Needless to say that everything else will shift the curve to the left such as HbF, Carbon monoxide, decreased DPG as in stored blood, alkalosis, decreased PCO2, hypothermia, and high altitude.
Hope that's useful
Here's a quick mnemonic
Just remember that a right shift is DATE with CO2
CO2 --- that's obvious
D ---- 2,3 Diphosphoglycerate DPG
A ---- Acidosis
T ---- Temperature
E ---- Exercise
Any increase (not decrease) in these will shift to the right
Needless to say that everything else will shift the curve to the left such as HbF, Carbon monoxide, decreased DPG as in stored blood, alkalosis, decreased PCO2, hypothermia, and high altitude.
Hope that's useful