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Diffusion and perfusion limited gases and diffusing capacity

Anaesthesia Coffee Break

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The Problem Is How to Control the Evaporation of Gases

In the boy equation, we do substitute using ancos modification, vola s two osor arterial s two for lviola s two semerely there's that assumption that they equilibrate. If you get equilebration of gases, you canyoul often describe it as perfusion limited. Whereas if there is a difference between the elvia olar gas and the parmicpillary gas, you can say it's diffusion limited. In other words, if you willln increase your ventilation, the amount of transfer of s to that you can achieve will actually increase.

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