Intrapulmonary shunting refers to:
a. alveoli that are not perfused.
b. blood that is shunted from the left side of the heart to the right and causes heart failure.
c. blood that is shunted from the right side of the heart to the left without oxygenation.
d. shunting of blood supply to only one lung.
C
Shunting refers to blood that is not oxygenated in the lungs.
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