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Partial pressure

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By Jeannette Curtis; Caroline Rea, RN, BS, MS

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Partial pressure is the pressure that one gas exerts in a mixture of gases or in a fluid. Partial pressure results are usually given in millimeters of mercury (mm Hg).

Author:Jeannette Curtis
Caroline Rea, RN, BS, MS
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Last Updated: 05/25/2007
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