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J Appl Physiol 38: 1099-1109, 1975;
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Journal of Applied Physiology, Vol 38, Issue 6 1099-1109, Copyright © 1975 by American Physiological Society

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Distribution of ventilation-perfusion ratios in dogs with normal and abnormal lungs

P. D. Wagner, R. B. Laravuso, E. Goldzimmer, P. F. Naumann and J. B. West

We have recently described a new method for measuring distributions of ventilation-perfusion ratios (VA/Q) based on inert gas elimination. Here we report the initial application of the method in normal dogs and in dogs with pulmonary embolism, pulmonary edema, and pneumonia. Characteristic distributions appropriate to the known effects of each lesion were observed. Comparison with traditional indices of gas exchange revealed that the arterial PO2 calculated from the distributions agreed well with measured values, as did the shunts indicated by the method and by the arterial PO2 while breathing 100 per cent 02. Also the Bohr dead space closely matched the dispersion of ventilation in realtion to VA/Q. Assumptions made in the method were critically evaluated and appear justified. These include the existence of a steady state of gas exchange, an alveolar-end-capillary diffusion equilibration, and the fact that all of the observered VA/Q inequality occurs between gas exchange units in parallel. However, theoretical analysis suggests that the method can detect failure of diffusion equilbration across the blood-gas barrier should it exist. These results suggest that the method is well-suited to clinical investigation of patients with pulmonary disease.


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