• Except In the presence of left to right shunts, slow aspiration from the distal lumen of a
catheter placed in the pulmonary artery can provide a sample of mixed venous blood. The …

In nine patients with large pleural effusions, we studied the changes in pulmonary mechanics
and gas exchange that occurred in the first three hours following removal of 600 to 1,800 …

Arterial blood gas tension and pH were measured in 50 consecutive patients with acute
pulmonary edema due to left ventricular failure. In contrast to current belief that blood pH is …

Pulmonary edema complicating heroin overdosage is a well recognized entiryt-s that may
well be the major cause of sudden death in heroin addicts. e Its pathogenesis is unknown. s …

A balloon-tipped catheter has recently become available which, when placed in the pulmonary
artery, in addition to enabling the usual measurements of pulmonary arterial pressure, …

The effect on mixed venous PO 2 of a shift to the right in the oxygen hemoglobin equilibrium
curve, without a change in either arterial PO 2 or oxygen uptake, depends on the difference …

Acidemia is common in severe pulmonary edema due to acute heart failure and is caused
by metabolic and respiratory acidosis, in various combinations in different patients. The …

The theoretic effect of increased values for the oxygen pressure at an oxygen saturation of 50
percent on oxygen delivery in arterial hypoxemia due to right-to-left shunting was analyzed …

We studied in vitro changes in P50 and erythrocyte 2,3-diphosphoglycerate concentration
occurring in blood 2 to 8 h after venipuncture. When blood was incubated at 37 degrees C, …

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