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RESEARCH PRODUCT

Alveolar Gas Mixing in Chronic Pulmonary Hyperinflation

Fabio CibellaVincenzo BelliaGiovanni BonsignoreP. PipitoneC. Macaluso

subject

Alveolar gasFunctional residual capacityChemistryDead spacePulmonary hyperinflationAlveolar dead spaceQuiet breathingMechanicsGas mixingMixing (physics)

description

It is well known that in chronic pulmonary hyperinflation defects in intrapulmo-nary gas mixing and in V/Q ratio are likely to occur.

https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-3782-5_5