“I should refresh myself on acid-base stuff” I naively thought to myself, after being asked to give some impromptu teaching…
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Non-Invasive Ventilation
A breakdown of non-invasive ventilation based on a difficult patient case. Having used NIV successfully many times, I was taken…
Lessons from a Fighter Pilot
I’m always interested in learning how others think and frame what they do. Increasingly I feel that the internal dialogue…
5. Gas Exchange
Subheadings- Oxygen transport and storage- Oxygen consumption and delivery- Oxyhaemoglobin dissociation curve- Hypoxia- Carbon dioxide Oxygen transport and storage The transport…
4. Ventilation and Perfusion
Subheadings:- Ventilation-perfusion (V/Q) relationship- Dead space- Shunt- Pulmonary circulation Ventilation Perfusion (V/Q) relationship Ventilation (V) refers to the movement of air into…
3. Lung Volumes and FRC
Lung volumes and capacities Lung volumes refer to the volume of gas within the lungs at different times during the inspiratory…