Aetiology
Possible causes include:
- cardiac shunt - where the venous blood enters the left side of the heart without passing through the lungs, ie. a right to left shunt
- pulmonary shunt - where there is inadequate oxygenation of the blood as it passes through unventilated alveoli
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