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Gas Exchange
Ficks Law Components
Concentration / Pressure Gradient
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Concentration / Pressure Gradient:
In the context of the respiratory gases
concentration
is described using term
partial pressure
Partial pressure
describes the
amount
of
gas dissolved
in the
plasma
E.g. PaO2 = amount of
O2
dissolved in plasma of
arterial
blood
PvCO2 = amount of
CO2
dissolved in plasma of
venous
blood
