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PAO2

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PAO2Partial Pressure of Oxygen in Arterial Blood
PaO2Pulmonary Arterial Oxygen Tension (pulmonary function measurement)
PAO2Partial Pressure of Oxygen in the Alveolar Gas


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40, a significant amount of nitrogen molecules would wash out of the lungs, and the PAO2 would increase to about 225 mm Hg, based on the alveolar air equation.
8, using the alveolar gas equation to determine PAO2: PAO2 = (FiO2 * (760 - 47)) - (PaCO2 / 0.
 
 
 
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