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• This effect last only a few minutes and hypoxia can easily
be avoided by small increases in the inspired oxygen
concentration when nitrous oxide administration is
stopped.
THE ALVEOLAR/ARTERIAL P O 2
DIFFERENCE
• In the healthy young adult breathing air, the
alveolar/arterial P o 2 difference does not exceed
2 kPa (15 mmHg) but it may rise to above 5 kPa
(37.5 mmHg) in aged but healthy subjects.