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      If a lung having a normal ventilation-perfusion ratio (=1) SUDDENLY develops ventilation-perfusion ratio <1, which of...

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      If alung having a normal ventilation-perfusion ratio (=1) SUDDENLYdevelops ventilation-perfusion ratio <1, which of the followingwill occur? Explain

A decrease in arterial pO2

An increase in alveolar pO­2

A decrease in cardiac output

A decrease in arterial pCO2

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The determination of alveolar ventilation to perfusion ratio involves two assumptions One that ventilation occurs equally in all alveoli And second that blood flow through all    See Answer
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