Clinical features of ARDS include hypoxemia and cyanosis with respiratory distress due to a _____ diffusion barrier
#2
What cause of hypoxemia is not greatly helped by supplemental O2?_____
#3
The partial pressure of oxygen in the alveolar air (PAO2) and arterial blood (PaO2) is normally approximately _____ mmHg
#4
When patients have diseased lung tissue (e.g. fibrosis/emphysema) O2 transfer becomes _____-limited
#5
Is the A - a gradient normal, increased, or decreased, in response to diffusion defects (e.g. fibrosis, pulmonary edema)? _____
#6
What is the effect of increased alveolar ventilation on arteriolar (and alveolar) Pco2?_____
#7
What is the secondary regulator of cerebral perfusion?
#8
What is the primary regulator of cerebral perfusion?
#9
How long can the brain withstand hypoxia before sustaining irreversible damage?
#10
Which zone of the lung has the highest Pao2?
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