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Respiratory Failure in Children - Nemours

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RESPIRATORY FAILUREHPV# Alveolar Hypoxia leads to local pulmonaryvasoconsstriction.# Usually useful to match perfusion to ventilation.# With whole lung hypoxemia it produces pulmonaryhypertension, and possible R to L shunt via PFO.# Chronically leads to <strong>in</strong>creased muscularity and chronicpulmonary hypertension

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