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Fresh Water Drowning |
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Fresh Water Drowning A type of drowning in which hypo-osmolar water compromises the surface tension of alveolar surfactant, causing an imbalance in the ventilation-perfusion (V/Q) ratio, with a collapse of some alveoli, and both true—absolute—and relative intrapulmonary shunting
fresh water drowning A type of drowning in which hypo-osmolar water compromises the surface tension of alveolar surfactant, causing an imbalance in the ventilation-perfusion–V/Q ratio, with a collapse of some alveoli, and both
true–absolute, and relative–intrapulmonary shunting. See Drowning. Cf Salt water drowning. Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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