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Compliance

Change Volumen/change Pressure

CO2 elimination

Minute ventilation = Vt X FR (6-8 L/min)

Physiologic causes of hypoxemia

1 shunting


2 VQ mismatch


3 alveolar hypoventilation


4 difusión deffect


5 decreased partial pressure of oxygen