Which risk escalates when interstitial lung distance increases?

💡 Explanation

Impaired alveolar oxygen diffusion rate emerges due to Fick's Law dictating gas diffusion inversely proportional to distance. Because diffusion decreases, less oxygen reaches the bloodstream; therefore hypoxemia occurs rather than increased hemolysis happening elsewhere or simple airway resistance changes.

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