Ventilation-Perfusion Ratio
"Ventilation-Perfusion Ratio" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The ratio of alveolar ventilation to simultaneous alveolar capillary blood flow in any part of the lung. (Stedman, 25th ed)
| Descriptor ID |
D014692
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E01.370.386.700.650.900 G09.772.920
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| Concept/Terms |
Ventilation-Perfusion Ratio- Ventilation-Perfusion Ratio
- Ratio, Ventilation-Perfusion
- Ratios, Ventilation-Perfusion
- Ventilation Perfusion Ratio
- Ventilation-Perfusion Ratios
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Ventilation-Perfusion Ratio" by people in Profiles.
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A pediatric patient with a mediastinal mass and pulmonary embolus. Paediatr Anaesth. 2006 Apr; 16(4):487-91.
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Clinical utility of D-dimer in patients with suspected pulmonary embolism and nondiagnostic lung scans or negative CT findings. Chest. 2004 Mar; 125(3):851-5.
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Excess postexercise oxygen consumption and recovery rate in trained and untrained subjects. J Appl Physiol (1985). 1997 Jul; 83(1):153-9.
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Pulmonary embolism among patients with a nearly normal ventilation/perfusion lung scan. Chest. 1996 Aug; 110(2):395-8.
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The low-probability lung scan. A need for change in nomenclature. Arch Intern Med. 1995 Sep 25; 155(17):1845-51.
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Risks for major bleeding from thrombolytic therapy in patients with acute pulmonary embolism. Consideration of noninvasive management. Ann Intern Med. 1994 Sep 01; 121(5):313-7.
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A noninvasive strategy for the treatment of patients with suspected pulmonary embolism. Arch Intern Med. 1994 Feb 14; 154(3):289-97.
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Low-probability lung scan findings: a need for change. Ann Intern Med. 1991 Jan 15; 114(2):142-3.
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Pulmonary embolism in outpatients with pleuritic chest pain. Arch Intern Med. 1988 Apr; 148(4):838-44.
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Diagnostic value of ventilation-perfusion lung scanning in patients with suspected pulmonary embolism. Chest. 1985 Dec; 88(6):819-28.