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Respiratory Failure in Children - Nemours

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RESPIRATORY FAILURE<strong>Respiratory</strong> Physiology# Developmental aspects# Ventilation: Dead Space, Distribution, LungVolumes, FRC, Clos<strong>in</strong>g Capacity# Mechanics: Work, Compliance, Resistance, TimeConstants, Visco-Elastic Properties, Surfactant# Perfusion: Lung Zones, HPV,# V/Q match<strong>in</strong>g: Shunt, Venous Admixture, VirtualShunt, Alveolar gas equation, A-a gradient.

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