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1. Pneumonia and PaCO2

   piyudiwa replied to NurseGuy30's topic in Student Assist

   The greater the solubility of a gas, the less it is affected by diffusion deficits. CO2 is 20 times more soluble in water than O2 and therefore a diffusion deficit that causes hypoxaemia will not necessarily cause hypercapnia.