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Alveolar Gas Equation (AGE)

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Abstract

This program uses the alveolar gas equation to compute various pulmonary gas exchange indices. These are:

  1. 1.

    Alveolar-arterial oxygen tension gradient (A — aPO2)

  2. 2.

    Arterial/alveolar oxygen tension ratio (a/APO2)

  3. 3.

    Respiratory index (RI)

  4. 4.

    Arterial PO2 to FIO2 ratio

These are discussed in the following paragraphs.

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  1. Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Department of Anaesthesia, University of Toronto, M5S 1A4, Toronto, Canada

    D. John Doyle MASC, MD, PHD, FRCPC

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  1. D. John Doyle MASC, MD, PHD, FRCPC
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Doyle, D.J. (1989). Alveolar Gas Equation (AGE). In: Computer Programs in Clinical and Laboratory Medicine. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-3576-7_13

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