Data complete?
Evaluation appropriate?
Is the alveolar-arterial oxygen difference increased?
Is the pCO2 increased?
Likely diagnosis
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Purpose: To evaluate a patient with hypoxemia .
Specialty: Pulmonology
Objective: other testing, criteria for diagnosis
ICD-10: J96.9,
