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Which of the following characteristics describes an ideal oxygenator?
Which of the following characteristics describes an ideal oxygenator?
- Efficient flow pathway (correct)
- Minimized surface area for gas and heat exchange
- High pressure drop across the membrane
- Limited oxygen transfer
Who developed Fick's First Law of Diffusion?
Who developed Fick's First Law of Diffusion?
- Adolf Fick (correct)
- Albert Einstein
- Louis Pasteur
- Robert Boyle
According to Fick's First Law of Diffusion, the movement of O2 and CO2 across a barrier is in the direction of...
According to Fick's First Law of Diffusion, the movement of O2 and CO2 across a barrier is in the direction of...
- No movement
- Higher to lower concentration (correct)
- Equal concentration
- Lower to higher concentration
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of an ideal oxygenator?
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of an ideal oxygenator?
What is the diffusion coefficient (D) in Fick's First Law of Diffusion?
What is the diffusion coefficient (D) in Fick's First Law of Diffusion?
What does Fick's First Law of Diffusion tell us about the movement of O2 and CO2 across a barrier?
What does Fick's First Law of Diffusion tell us about the movement of O2 and CO2 across a barrier?
What is the equation for Fick's First Law of Diffusion?
What is the equation for Fick's First Law of Diffusion?
What does the diffusion coefficient (D) represent in Fick's First Law of Diffusion?
What does the diffusion coefficient (D) represent in Fick's First Law of Diffusion?
What does the variable J represent in Fick's First Law of Diffusion?
What does the variable J represent in Fick's First Law of Diffusion?
What does the variable x represent in Fick's First Law of Diffusion?
What does the variable x represent in Fick's First Law of Diffusion?
Which of the following statements is true about gas diffusion across a membrane?
Which of the following statements is true about gas diffusion across a membrane?
In the Extracorporeal circuit, why is countercurrent flow more efficient for the exchange of molecules or particles across the barrier?
In the Extracorporeal circuit, why is countercurrent flow more efficient for the exchange of molecules or particles across the barrier?
What is the priming volume of an oxygenator?
What is the priming volume of an oxygenator?
How is the ability of an oxygenator to oxygenate blood expressed?
How is the ability of an oxygenator to oxygenate blood expressed?
What is the oxygen reference blood flow?
What is the oxygen reference blood flow?
What is the rated flow or reference flow of an oxygenator?
What is the rated flow or reference flow of an oxygenator?
Which of the following is true about concurrent flow in the Extracorporeal circuit?
Which of the following is true about concurrent flow in the Extracorporeal circuit?
Which of the following is true about countercurrent flow in the Extracorporeal circuit?
Which of the following is true about countercurrent flow in the Extracorporeal circuit?
Which of the following is true about gas diffusion across a membrane?
Which of the following is true about gas diffusion across a membrane?
What is the purpose of the sweep gas flow across the oxygenator in the Extracorporeal circuit?
What is the purpose of the sweep gas flow across the oxygenator in the Extracorporeal circuit?
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