why blood from lungs is not fully oxygented blood
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Intrapulmonary shunting is the main cause of hypoxemia (inadequate blood oxygen) in pulmonary edema and conditions such as pneumonia in which the lungs become consolidated. The shunt fraction is the percentage of blood put out by the heart that is not completely oxygenated.
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For the exchange of gases to occur effectively, the lungs require a dual vascular supply known as pulmonary and systemic circulations. The pulmonary circulation is responsible for bringing deoxygenated blood from the body to the lungs for gaseous exchange and then returning oxygenated blood to the hear
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