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Diffusion and perfusion limited gases and diffusing capacity

Anaesthesia Coffee Break

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Is Perfusion or Diffusion Limited?

So basically, what are the factors that determine whether a gas will be perfusion or diffusion limited? Ye, can much talk through fixed law. And that can be your pneumonic right there. If you can sort out the parts of that, you can probably talk through this reasonably well. A the next part of my answer will probably go into talking about specific gases and then it gives it some clinical relevance.

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