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==Laboratory Findings==
==Laboratory Findings==


*Laboratory findings consistent with the diagnosis of atelectasis include:
*Laboratory findings consistent with the diagnosis of atelectasis include:<ref name="pmid12531090">{{cite journal |vauthors=Peroni DG, Boner AL |title=Atelectasis: mechanisms, diagnosis and management |journal=Paediatr Respir Rev |volume=1 |issue=3 |pages=274–8 |year=2000 |pmid=12531090 |doi=10.1053/prrv.2000.0059 |url=}}</ref>
**[[Hypoxemia]] with low levels of PaO2 on [[Arterial blood gas|aterial blood gas analysis]]
**[[Hypoxemia]] with low levels of PaO2 on [[Arterial blood gas|aterial blood gas analysis]]
**Normal/low PaCO2 levels on [[Arterial blood gas|arterial blood gas analysis]]
**Normal/low PaCO2 levels on [[Arterial blood gas|arterial blood gas analysis]]
**[[Peak airway pressure|Raised peak and end-inspiratory plateau pressures]] due to decreased lung compliance
**[[Peak airway pressure|Raised peak and end-inspiratory plateau pressures]] due to decreased lung compliance
==References==
==References==
{{Reflist|2}}
{{Reflist|2}}

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Sudarshana Datta, MD [2]

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Patients with atelectasis have hypoxemia with low levels of PaO2 and normal/low PaCO2 levels on ABG analysis. Raised peak and end-inspiratory plateau pressures due to decreased lung compliance are also present in these patients.

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  1. Peroni DG, Boner AL (2000). "Atelectasis: mechanisms, diagnosis and management". Paediatr Respir Rev. 1 (3): 274–8. doi:10.1053/prrv.2000.0059. PMID 12531090.

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