ΑΣΚΗΣΗ ΠΝΕΥΜΟΝΟΛΟΓΙΑΣ

Την παρακάτω άσκηση την εδωσε ο καθηγητής για εξάσκηση : For each of the following scenarios calculate the P(A-a)O2 using the abbreviated alveolar gas equation ; assume PB= 760 mmHg. Which of these patients is most likely to have lung disease? Do any of the values represent a measurement or recording error?
a) A 35-year-old man with PaCO2 50 mmHg , PaO2 150 mmHg , FIO2 0.40 .
b) A 44-year-old woman with PaCO2 75mmHg, PaO2 95mmHg , FIO2 0.28 .
c) A young, anxious man with PaO2 120 mmHg, PaCO2 15 mmHg , FIO2 0.21 .
d) A woman in the intensive care unit with PaO2 350 mmHg , PaCO2 40 mmHg , FIO2 0.80 .
e) A man with PaO2 80 mmHg , PaCO2 72mmHg, FIO2 0.21 .