
Estimating the Humidity Deficit While Breathing
Specialty: | Pulmonology |
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Description: | The air in the alveoli is at body temperature and saturated with water. Air in the environment is usually at a different temperature and has a lower water saturation. Thus as a person breaths there is a loss of water from the body which is termed the humidity deficit. |
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