V5 Syllabus · Respiratory System
C6.i · Ventilation-Perfusion (V/Q) Relationships
Official V5 objective
Describe the concepts of global and regional ventilation and perfusion and: a. describe the factors that affect these concepts, b. describe the West's zones of the lung and explain the mechanisms responsible for them, c. explain V/Q matching and mismatching, d. explain the effect of V/Q mismatch on oxygen transfer and carbon dioxide elimination.
Describe the concepts of global and regional ventilation and perfusion and: a. describe the factors that affect these concepts, b. describe the West's zones of the lung and explain the mechanisms responsible for them, c. explain V/Q matching and mismatching, d. explain the effect of V/Q mismatch on oxygen transfer and carbon dioxide elimination.
Mapped canonical questions
Prototype 2 only shows the canonical-question link. The full CW3.0 page will add direct/secondary SAQ history, VIVA history, first/last examined and related formulae.