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The partial pressures of particularly oxygen and carbon dioxide are important parameters in tests of arterial blood gases, but can also be measured in, for example, cerebrospinal fluid.
| Unit | Arterial blood gas | Venous blood gas | Cerebrospinal fluid | Alveolar pulmonary gas pressures |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| kPa | 11–13 | 4.0–5.3 | 5.3–5.9 | 14.2 | |
| mmHg | 75–100 | 30–40 | 40–44 | 107 | |
| kPa | 4.7–6.0 | 5.5–6.8 | 5.9–6.7 | 4.8 | |
| mmHg | 35–45 | 41–51 | 44–50 | 36 |
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