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Card 6

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What is the diffusion capacity of the lung?

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Card 7

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How may gases be perfusion/diffusion limited?

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Card 8

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What is Dalton's law?

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Card 9

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Why is venous pressure lower than arterial pessure? Why does it vary more?

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Card 10

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What is Henry's Law?

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Card 11

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Why is there a larger pressure difference between the blood/alveoli and alveoli/tissues for O2 than CO2?

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Card 12

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What are the festures of chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases?

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Card 13

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What are the features of restrictive pulmonary diseases?

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Card 14

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Why is PO2 affected more than PCO2 in pulmonary oedema?

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Card 15

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What ooccurs if patients with pulmonary oedema are placed in a semi-supine position?

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