Ventilation/Blood Flow and Gas Exchange.

Abstract

Introduction Oxygen transport from air to tissues Inequality of blood flow and ventilation in the normal lung Ventilation-perfusion ratio inequality and regional gas exchange Ventilation-perfusion ratio inequality and overall gas exchange Methods of measuring ventilation-perfusion ration inequality Distributions of ventilation-perfusion ratios Appendixes: How to talk the Va/Q language How to draw a Va/Q line Suggestions for further reading References Index