RESPIRATORY GAS-EXCHANGE USING A TRIAXIAL ALVEOLAR GAS DIAGRAM

Authors
FUSTER JF PAGES T PALACIOS L
Citation
Jf. Fuster et al., RESPIRATORY GAS-EXCHANGE USING A TRIAXIAL ALVEOLAR GAS DIAGRAM, Thorax, 48(12), 1993, pp. 1274-1275
Citations number
7
Categorie Soggetti
Respiratory System
Journal title
Thorax → ACNP
ISSN journal
00406376
Volume
48
Issue
12
Year of publication
1993
Pages
1274 - 1275
Database
ISI
SICI code
0040-6376(1993)48:12<1274:RGUATA>2.0.ZU;2-A
Abstract
A triaxial alveolar gas diagram to depict fractional concentration of oxygen, carbon dioxide and nitrogen is described, in which the R = 1 l ine is always implicit. Although it is not claimed that this represent ation leads to new insights into respiratory physiology, a method of p lotting on a triaxial coordinate system has been found to be well suit ed to many applications when a direct display of fractional nitrogen c oncentration is required.