TOPICS: V/Q mismatch, ventilation to perfusion (V/Q) ratio, alveolar ventilation, pulmonary blood flow, blood flow (Q), perfusion (Q), ventilation (V), pulmonary embolism (PE), hypoxia, chemoreceptor reflex, partial pressure of arterial oxygen (PaO2), respiratory center, pons, medulla, diaphragm, intercostal muscles, central chemoreceptors, peripheral chemoreceptors, cerebral cortex, aortic bodies, carotid bodies, central hypoventilation, peripheral hypoventilation, kyphoscoliosis, obesity, metabolic compensation, hyperventilation, bronchoconstrictors, leukotrienes, Montelukast, Zafirlukast, bradykinin, prostaglandins, beta2 receptors, bronchodilators, muscarinic M3 acetylcholine receptors (M3), vasoconstriction, vasodilation, nitric oxide, endothelin, alpha 1 receptors
