Breath holding as an example of extreme hypoventilation: experimental testing of a new model describing alveolar gas pathways

• Published in: Experimental physiology Vol. 105; no. 12; pp. 2216 - 2225
• Main Authors: Taboni, Anna, Fagoni, Nazzareno, Fontolliet, Timothée, Grasso, Gabriele Simone, Moia, Christian, Vinetti, Giovanni, Ferretti, Guido
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01.12.2020
• Subjects: alveolar gas; Alveoli; apnoea; breath holding; Carbon dioxide; Hypoventilation; O2–CO2 diagram; Oxygen; Respiration; apnoea; carbon dioxide; breath holding; O2-CO2 diagram; alveolar gas; oxygen
• ISSN: 0958-0670; 1469-445X; 1469-445X
• DOI: 10.1113/EP088977

New Findings What is the central question of this study? We modelled the alveolar pathway during breath holding on the hypothesis that it follows a hypoventilation loop on the O2–CO2 diagram. What is the main finding and its importance? Validation of the model was possible within the range of alveol...