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Influence of altered V′A/Q′ on mean PaO2 and PaCO2 tensions. a) The sigmoid oxygen dissociation curve leads to arterial hypoxaemia (arrow) compared with ‘normal’ (×). b) This effect is not evident for carbon dioxide, because the carbon dioxide dissociation curve is linear. Reproduced from Whipp (2002) with permission from the publisher.
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