Ventilation: Total, Alveolar, and Dead Space

The sections in this article are: 1 Alveolar Ventilation and Alveolar Gas Composition 1.1 Alveolar and Dead-Space Ventilation 1.2 Alveolar Gas Equation and Alveolar Gas Composition 1.3 Assessment of Alveolar Gas Composition 2 Dead Space 2.1 General Considerations: Gas Mixing in Airways 2.2 Measurement of Dead Space 2.3 Factors Affecting Dead Space