Right-to-left shunt fraction Estimated using an arterial blood gas measurement after inspiring 100% oxygen for about 20 minutes. library (ggplot2) library(reshape2) #to melt library(plotly) Main function Calculates the \(\frac{Q_s}{Q_t}\) shunt fraction rl.shunt <- function (po2, pco2, temp, altitude){ if (missing(temp)) {temp <- 37} if (missing(altitude)) {altitude <- 1300} #MCS altitude p.water <- 47 * exp((temp-37)/18.4)…
Right-to-Left Shunt
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