Curriculum Objective
Objective
General Objectives
Explain the effect of the distribution of ventilation and perfusion within the lungs on gas exchange, and what is meant by the terms "shunt" and "dead space"

Curriculum Block

Part 1 / Medical Foundation 1 / Respirology
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Curriculum Block
Part 1 Medical Foundation 1 Respirology
Curriculum Week
Part 1
Discipline
Pulmonary Medicine
McMaster Program Competencies
2.2 Apply biomedical scientific principles fundamental to health care for patients and populations.
MeSH
Respiratory Dead Space [G09.772.760] Ventilation-Perfusion Ratio [G09.772.920] Respiratory System [A04] Pulmonary Gas Exchange [G09.772.705.760.602]

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