TYK38

From PedsAnesthesiaNet
Revision as of 22:22, 23 January 2022 by WikiSysop (talk | contribs)
(diff) ← Older revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)
Jump to navigation Jump to search

All of the following are true concerning V/Q ratios EXCEPT:

A. In an awake, spontaneously breathing patient, the normal matching of V/Q is 0.8

B. An absolute shunt has a V/Q value of 0.

C. Hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction (HPV) is an intrapulmonary mechanism that attempts to minimize V/Q mismatching.

D. Deadspace is represented by a V/Q value of 0.5.

Click for Answer

Answer

The answer is D. Deadspace ventilation is represented by a value of infinity and certainly >0.5. All other choices are correct.

Notes


Keywords



<Prev Question --- Next Question>

About Test Your Knowledge