The influence of gravity on the distributions of ventilation and blood flow, as demonstrated by the effects of posture, is discussed and explained on the theoretical basis of gravitational gradients ...

Introduction and aims: BPD is the most common chronic lung disease in infancy causing substantional morbidity. It is currently graded at 36 weeks according to the need for supplemental oxygen and/or ...

Hypoxemia is defined as a condition where arterial oxygen tension or partial pressure of oxygen (PaO2) is below the normal value, which is typically between 80 and 100 mmHg. Alveolar ventilation is ...

THE present study was undertaken to determine if the pattern of ventilation, by itself, may influence oxygenation during anesthesia and surgery. The hypothesis was examined that progressive pulmonary ...

MDCT pulmonary angiography is replacing the ventilation-perfusion lung scan to diagnose suspected pulmonary embolism in hospitalized patients, say researchers from Rhode Island Hospital in Providence.

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