Turner Syndrome (gonadal dysgenesis)
Turner syndrome (gonadal dysgenesis – 45,X) is a condition in which a female is partly or completely missing an X
A-a Gradient or Alveolar-arterial PO2 difference – measure of the difference between the alveolar concentration (A) of oxygen and the arterial (a) concentration of oxygen. The A-a Gradient can help determine the cause of hypoxia.
Causes of increased (A-a) difference:
Increase in all cases of hypoxemia, except hypoventilation and high altitude.
Turner syndrome (gonadal dysgenesis – 45,X) is a condition in which a female is partly or completely missing an X
Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis (GPA) is a rare multisystem autoimmune disease. Typically, the upper and lower respiratory tract and the kidneys are affected, but
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