Gas Exchange and Partial Pressure Gradients
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How does pulmonary edema impair gas exchange, in terms of Fick's law?
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Why is CO2 exchanged as effectively as O2 even though its partial pressure gradient across the alveolar membrane is much smaller?
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Gas exchange between systemic capillary blood and tissue cells: O2 moves into the tissues and CO2 moves into the blood.
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