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J Appl Physiol 72: 64-72, 1992;
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Journal of Applied Physiology, Vol 72, Issue 1 64-72, Copyright © 1992 by American Physiological Society

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Ventilation-perfusion relationships in the lung during head-out water immersion

T. Derion, H. J. Guy, K. Tsukimoto, W. Schaffartzik, R. Prediletto, D. C. Poole, D. R. Knight and P. D. Wagner
Department of Medicine, University of California San Diego, La Jolla 92093-0623.

Water immersion can cause airways closure during tidal breathing, and his may result in areas of low ventilation-perfusion (VA/Q) ratios (VA/Q less than or equal to 0.1) and/or shunt and, ultimately, hypoxemia. We studied this in 12 normal males: 6 young (Y; aged 20-29 yr) with closing volume (CV) less than expiratory reserve volume (ERV), and six older (O; aged 40-54 yr) with CV greater than ERV during seated head-out immersion. Arterial and expired inert gas concentrations and dye-dilution cardiac output (Q) were measured before and at 2, 5, 10, 15, and 20 min in 35 degrees C water. During immersion, Y showed increases in expired minute ventilation (VE; 8.3-10.3 l/min), Q (6.1-8.2 l/min), and arterial PO2 (PaO2; 91-98 Torr; P less than or equal to 0.05). However, O2 uptake (VO2), shunt, amount of low-VA/Q areas (% of Q), and the log standard deviation of the perfusion distribution (log SDQ) were unchanged. During immersion, O showed increases in shunt (0.6-1.8% of Q), VE (8.5-11.4 l/min), and VO2 (0.31-0.40 l/min) but showed no change in low-VA/Q areas, log SDQ, Q, or PaO2. Throughout, O showed more VA/Q inequality (greater log SDQ) than Y (O, 0.69 vs. Y, 0.47).(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)


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