47. Disorders of alveolo-capillary diffusion. Hepatopulmonary syndrome: Revision history

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17 February 2023

  • curprev 16:4716:47, 17 February 2023‎ Nikolas talk contribs‎ 5,137 bytes +5,137‎ Created page with "Up until now have we talked about ventilation. Now let’s talk about diffusion. == Alveolo-capillary diffusion == Oxygen gets to the perialveolar capillaries by diffusion from the alveolar space, and carbon dioxide diffuses the opposite direction. Diffusion happens across the alveolo-capillary or diffusion membrane, which has the following layers: * Alveolar epithelial cell (type 1 pneumocyte) * Alveolar basement membrane * Interstitium * Capillary basement membrane *..." Tag: Visual edit