Easily remember the approximate Oxygen-Hemoglobin dissociation curve as follows:
PaO2 40 corresponds to SaO2 70%
PaO2 50 corresponds to SaO2 80%
PaO2 60 corresponds to SaO2 90%
This rule along with a lot of other handy RT knowledge can be found here
Read more about PaO2 vs SaO2 at airwayjedi.com here
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