The hyperoxia test in Oum el Bouaghi

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The hyperoxia test in Oum el Bouaghi

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The hyperoxia test, indicated in cases of unexplained resting hypoxemia, allows the evaluation of a possible pulmonary circulatory shunt. It involves breathing pure oxygen for a limited period of time and recording the response at the level of transcutaneous PaO2