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Pulmonary Physiology
Pulmonary physiology for the FRACP written exam: the alveolar gas equation and the age-adjusted A-a gradient worked from a blood gas, the five mechanisms of hypoxaemia and the 100 per cent oxygen test, shunt versus dead space, V/Q relationships, hypoxic pulmon…
6 lessons and 6 exam-style questions, written for the RACP Divisional Written Exam
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1Pulmonary Physiology
- Alveolar Gas Equation, A-a Gradient and the Five Causes of Hypoxaemia
- Ventilation-Perfusion Relationships: Shunt, Dead Space and Position
- Oxygen Carriage, the Dissociation Curve and Dyshaemoglobins
- Carbon Dioxide Carriage and Control of Ventilation
- Lung Mechanics: Compliance, Resistance and Work of Breathing
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