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==Associated Conditions==
==Associated Conditions==
Some conditions that cause decrease in V/Q are:<ref name="pmid28144061">{{cite journal |vauthors=Sarkar M, Niranjan N, Banyal PK |title=Mechanisms of hypoxemia |journal=Lung India |volume=34 |issue=1 |pages=47–60 |date=2017 |pmid=28144061 |pmc=5234199 |doi=10.4103/0970-2113.197116 |url=}}</ref> <ref name="pmid2763227">{{cite journal |vauthors=Ballester E, Reyes A, Roca J, Guitart R, Wagner PD, Rodriguez-Roisin R |title=Ventilation-perfusion mismatching in acute severe asthma: effects of salbutamol and 100% oxygen |journal=Thorax |volume=44 |issue=4 |pages=258–67 |date=April 1989 |pmid=2763227 |pmc=461786 |doi= |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid22140626">{{cite journal |vauthors=Burrowes KS, Clark AR, Tawhai MH |title=Blood flow redistribution and ventilation-perfusion mismatch during embolic pulmonary arterial occlusion |journal=Pulm Circ |volume=1 |issue=3 |pages=365–76 |date=2011 |pmid=22140626 |pmc=3224428 |doi=10.4103/2045-8932.87302 |url=}}</ref>
Some conditions that cause decrease in V/Q are:<ref name="pmid28144061">{{cite journal |vauthors=Sarkar M, Niranjan N, Banyal PK |title=Mechanisms of hypoxemia |journal=Lung India |volume=34 |issue=1 |pages=47–60 |date=2017 |pmid=28144061 |pmc=5234199 |doi=10.4103/0970-2113.197116 |url=}}</ref> <ref name="pmid2763227">{{cite journal |vauthors=Ballester E, Reyes A, Roca J, Guitart R, Wagner PD, Rodriguez-Roisin R |title=Ventilation-perfusion mismatching in acute severe asthma: effects of salbutamol and 100% oxygen |journal=Thorax |volume=44 |issue=4 |pages=258–67 |date=April 1989 |pmid=2763227 |pmc=461786 |doi= |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid22140626">{{cite journal |vauthors=Burrowes KS, Clark AR, Tawhai MH |title=Blood flow redistribution and ventilation-perfusion mismatch during embolic pulmonary arterial occlusion |journal=Pulm Circ |volume=1 |issue=3 |pages=365–76 |date=2011 |pmid=22140626 |pmc=3224428 |doi=10.4103/2045-8932.87302 |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid116491">{{cite journal |vauthors=Biello DR, Mattar AG, McKnight RC, Siegel BA |title=Ventilation-perfusion studies in suspected pulmonary embolism |journal=AJR Am J Roentgenol |volume=133 |issue=6 |pages=1033–7 |date=December 1979 |pmid=116491 |doi=10.2214/ajr.133.6.1033 |url=}}</ref>
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Aida Javanbakht, M.D.

Overview

Any disruption between blood flow and ventilation is called V/Q mismatch.

Pathogenesis

In the upright position of the normal lung, the amount of ventilation and perfusion is higher in the base of the lung compare to apex of the lung[1]. Although ventilation and perfusion are low in the apex of the lung, the perfusion is lower than ventilation in the apex. So, the V/Q is higher in the apex of the lung compare to the base [2]. In a normal lung V/Q is 0.8 which means 4 liters of oxygen and 5 liters of blood transfer in the lung per minute. V/Q mismatch is one of the common reason of hypoxemia in patients with lung disease like obstructive lung diseases, pulmonary vascular diseases, and interstitial diseases . Usually hypoxemia due to V/Q mismatch will resolve by oxygen therapy.[3]

In normal condition when there is a low ventilation, the body tries to keep this ratio in a normal range by restricting the perfusion in that specific area of the lung. This unique mechanism is called hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction. If this process continues for a long time it can cause pulmonary hypertension .

Associated Conditions

Some conditions that cause decrease in V/Q are:[4] [5][6][7]

Some conditions that cause increase in V/Q are:

Genetics

The association between V/Q mismatch and genetic depends on the etiology of the mismatch. For example ORMDL3 and GSDML genes play a role in causing asthma .

Gross Pathology

The gross pathology depends on the exact reason for the V/Q mismatch.

Microscopic Pathology

The microscopic pathology depends on the exact reason for the V/Q mismatch. For example in asthma there are extracellular Charcot-Leyden crystals and increased mucosal goblet cells.

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  2. Petersson J, Glenny RW (October 2014). "Gas exchange and ventilation-perfusion relationships in the lung". Eur. Respir. J. 44 (4): 1023–41. doi:10.1183/09031936.00037014. PMID 25063240.
  3. Baumgardner JE, Hedenstierna G (February 2016). "Ventilation/perfusion distributions revisited". Curr Opin Anaesthesiol. 29 (1): 2–7. doi:10.1097/ACO.0000000000000269. PMID 26545142.
  4. Sarkar M, Niranjan N, Banyal PK (2017). "Mechanisms of hypoxemia". Lung India. 34 (1): 47–60. doi:10.4103/0970-2113.197116. PMC 5234199. PMID 28144061.
  5. Ballester E, Reyes A, Roca J, Guitart R, Wagner PD, Rodriguez-Roisin R (April 1989). "Ventilation-perfusion mismatching in acute severe asthma: effects of salbutamol and 100% oxygen". Thorax. 44 (4): 258–67. PMC 461786. PMID 2763227.
  6. Burrowes KS, Clark AR, Tawhai MH (2011). "Blood flow redistribution and ventilation-perfusion mismatch during embolic pulmonary arterial occlusion". Pulm Circ. 1 (3): 365–76. doi:10.4103/2045-8932.87302. PMC 3224428. PMID 22140626.
  7. Biello DR, Mattar AG, McKnight RC, Siegel BA (December 1979). "Ventilation-perfusion studies in suspected pulmonary embolism". AJR Am J Roentgenol. 133 (6): 1033–7. doi:10.2214/ajr.133.6.1033. PMID 116491.