1. a) Arterial partial oxygen pressure (PaO2) and b) PaO2/inspired oxygen fraction (FIO2) ratio as a function of FIO2 in lungs simulated to have only shunt and no alveolar ventilation/perfusion ratio inequality.
a) Arterial partial oxygen pressure (PaO2) and b) PaO2/inspired oxygen fraction (FIO2) ratio as a function of FIO2 in lungs simulated to have only shunt and no alveolar ventilation/perfusion ratio inequality. PaO2/FIO2 steadily increases with FIO2 when shunt is absent or small, falls and then rises with FIO2 when shunt is moderate, and steadily falls when shunt is large.
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