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• Pulmonary shunt — A pulmonary shunt is a physiological result when the alveoli of the lung is perfused with blood as normal, but ventilation (the supply of air) fails to supply the perfused region. In other words, the ventilation/perfusion ratio (the ratio of air… …   Wikipedia

• Mechanical ventilation — In architecture and climate control, mechanical or forced ventilation is the use of powered equipment, e.g. fans and blowers, to move air  see ventilation (architecture). Mechanical ventilation Intervention …   Wikipedia

• Acute liver failure — is the appearance of severe complications rapidly after the first signs of liver disease (such as jaundice), and indicates that the liver has sustained severe damage (loss of function of 80 90% of liver cells). The complications are hepatic… …   Wikipedia

• Hypoxemia — Hypoxaemia (or hypoxemia) is a deficiency in the concentration of dissolved oxygen in arterial blood. A frequent error is made when the term is used to describe poor tissue diffusion as in hypoxia. It is possible to have a low oxygen content (e.g …   Wikipedia

• syndrome — The aggregate of symptoms and signs associated with any morbid process, and constituting together the picture of the disease. SEE ALSO: disease. [G. s., a running together, tumultuous concourse; (in med.) a concurrence of symptoms, fr. syn,… …   Medical dictionary

• Acute respiratory distress syndrome — ICD9|518.82 ICDO = Caption = Chest x ray of patient with ARDS OMIM = MedlinePlus = 000103 eMedicineSubj = med eMedicineTopic = 70 DiseasesDB = 892 MeshID = D012128 Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), also known as respiratory distress… …   Wikipedia

• Hepatopulmonary syndrome — In medicine, hepatopulmonary syndrome is a syndrome of shortness of breath and hypoxemia (low oxygen levels in the blood of the arteries) caused by vasodilation (broadening of the blood vessels) in the lungs of patients with liver disease.… …   Wikipedia

• Alveolar-arterial gradient — The Alveolar arterial gradient (A a gradient), is a measure of the difference between the alveolar concentration of oxygen and the arterial concentration of oxygen. It is used in diagnosing the source of hypoxemia. Equation A a gradient = PAO2… …   Wikipedia

• Pulmonary toilet — Pulmonary toilet, also called pulmonary hygiene,cite journal |author=Moody LE |title=Primer for pulmonary hygiene |journal=Am J Nurs |volume=77 |issue=1 |pages=104–6 |year=1977 |month=January |pmid=584121 |doi= |url=] is a set of methods used to… …   Wikipedia

• vas — A duct or canal conveying any liquid, such as blood, lymph, chyle, or semen. SEE ALSO: vessel. [L. a vessel, dish] v. aberrans hepatis, pl.vasa aberrantia hepatis blind and/or atrophic …   Medical dictionary

• Lymphoid system — Lymphatic drainage redirects here. For the massage technique, see Manual lymphatic drainage. Lymphoid System An image displaying the lymphoid system. Latin …   Wikipedia