The respiratory system has two principal purposes- to maintain adequate arterial PaO2, and to regulate arterial PaCO2 and thereby maintain a stable acid - base state. Both arenecessary to sustain normal tissue metabol...The respiratory system has two principal purposes- to maintain adequate arterial PaO2, and to regulate arterial PaCO2 and thereby maintain a stable acid - base state. Both arenecessary to sustain normal tissue metabolism. Respiratory failure can be defined in two ways:展开更多
文摘The respiratory system has two principal purposes- to maintain adequate arterial PaO2, and to regulate arterial PaCO2 and thereby maintain a stable acid - base state. Both arenecessary to sustain normal tissue metabolism. Respiratory failure can be defined in two ways:
