To assess the pulmonary diffusion and vasculature responses to exercise, we describe the multiple-inspired oxygen diffusion capacity technique to determine capillary blood volume and membrane diffusing capacity, as well as agitated saline contrast echocardiography to assess the recruitment of intrapulmonary arteriovenous anastomoses.
Tedjasaputra, V., van Diepen, S., Collins, S. É., Michaelchuk, W. M., Stickland, M. K. Assessment of Pulmonary Capillary Blood Volume, Membrane Diffusing Capacity, and Intrapulmonary Arteriovenous Anastomoses During Exercise. J. Vis. Exp. (120), e54949, doi:10.3791/54949 (2017).