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Respiratory gas exchange refers to the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide between alveoli and blood, blood and tissue. The former is lung ventilation, the latter is tissue ventilation. This exchange is a direct diffusion process, which refers to the transfer of gas molecules from the higher pressure side to the lower pressure side. The power of gas diffusion is the difference in gas partial pressure.

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Cheng, KM., Zhang, L., Sun, XM., Duan, YQ. (2021). Gas Exchange. In: Zhou, JX., Chen, GQ., Li, HL., Zhang, L. (eds) Respiratory Monitoring in Mechanical Ventilation. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-9770-1_1

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