carbo monoxide is always a diffusion limited gas. - superdoodz

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can som1 plz explain that concept??? id appreciate it . thnx

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its been a while i read physio....all i know is its a way to differentiate it from perfusion limited....just look at the graph and u can make out.

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First lets see what is meant by perfusion limited gas


Some gases quiet easily achieve diffusion equilibrium . eg: N2O So when you increase the blood flow then only the blood con is increased for the perfusion-limited gases.

Some gases dont achieve diffusion equilibrium easily eg; CO so there is no point in increasing the blood flow without increasing the CO conc. These are known as diffusion limited gases.

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thanks drparda appreciate u.GLuck.