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(redirected from Ventilation-perfusion ratio)

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[2] The upright position was considered the position of choice for intervention because the patient's arousal was at its greatest, his ventilation-perfusion ratio was optimal, and his diaphragm muscle excursion was maximal in an upright position.
[44-47] Positioning patients for chest physical therapy with the "good lung down" is associated with improved ventilation-perfusion ratios and oxygenation.
 
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