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Anaesthesia General eddb09b4

Side effects of oxygen therapy are all except:

A
Absorption atelactasis
B
Increased pulmonary compliance
C
Decreased vital capacity
D
Endothelial damage
High-Yield Explanation
B i.e., Increased pulmonary compliance Hyperoxia (oxygen toxicity) may lead to hypoventilation, hypercapnia (but not necessarily hypoxia), absorption atelectasis, decreaed vital capacity, deterioration of pulmonary compliance & blood gasesQ, interstitial edema, pulmonary fibrosis, tonic clonic seizure & retinopathy of prematurity d/t free radicle induced damage of sulfhydryl group enzymes, endotheliumQ, epithelium and surfactant systems

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