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Hosam m Atef ; MD
http://www.biology.eku.edu/RITCHISO/301notes6.htm
Normal pressure-volume
relationship in the lung
http://physioweb.med.uvm.edu/pulmonary_physiology
Ventilation
• Carbon Dioxide
PaCO2= k * metabolic production
alveolar minute
ventilation
http://www.biology.eku.edu/RITCHISO/301notes6.htm
CO2 vs. Oxygen
Abnormal Gas Exchange
• Hypercarbia
Hypoxemia can
canbe
bedue
dueto:
to:
– hypoventilation
– V/Q mismatch
– shunt
– diffusion impairments
COMPLIANCE =
Volume / Pressure
Compliance