Equations
This is calculated by dividing the respiratory rate by the tidal volume (in liters), providing a measure to predict the success of weaning a patient from mechanical ventilation.
What is the RSBI
This is what divides the lungs into lobes.
What are fissures?
Oxyhemoglobin forms by a chemical reaction between what two things.
What is Hemoglobin and Oxygen?
This medication is used for bronchospasm.
What is a bronchodilator?
This ICU Physician has a podcast.
Who is Dr. Guerrero?
This compares arterial oxygen partial pressure (PaO2) to fractional inspired oxygen (FiO2) and is a key indicator of lung function.
What is the P/F Ratio?
This is what delivers unoxygenated blood to the lungs.
What are the Pulmonary Arteries?
This is the pressure difference between the intra-alveolar and intrapleural pressure.
What is Internal Respiration?
This type of drug are used for thinning, loosening, and clearing out secretions of mucus from lungs.
What is a mucolytic?
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Who is Dr. Zenoni?
This describes the proportion of cardiac output that does not participate in gas exchange due to bypassing the ventilated areas of the lung.
What is the Shunt Equation
This is located between two pleural sacs and is the central compartment of the thoracic cavity.
What is the Mediastinum?
This is the pressure difference between the intra-alveolar and intrapleural pressures.
What is Transpulmonary Pressure?
This type of medication is designed to reduce swelling in the airways.
What is a Corticosteroid?
This MD is our Medical Director
Who is Dr. Wallace
This measures the total amount of oxygen in the arterial blood, including the oxygen bound to hemoglobin and the oxygen dissolved in the blood plasma. It provides insight into the blood’s oxygen-carrying capacity.
What is Arterial Oxygen Content?
These two things make up the Respiratory Membrane.
What is alveolar and capillary walls?
The purpose of THIS is to decrease surface tension within the alveoli.
What is surfactant?
This medication can be used for Cystic Fibrosis.
What is Dornase Alpha?
This ICU doc corn-cobbed Corey.
Who is Dr. Lewis?
This calculates the difference between the oxygen pressure in the alveoli and the arterial oxygen pressure, indicating how efficiently oxygen moves from the lungs to the blood.
What is the Alveolar-arterial oxygen tension gradient?
Critical anatomical landmark for correct intubation.
What is the Valley of Fons?
This section of the brain controls unconscious breathing.
What is the Pons?
This mixture generates less resistance than atmospheric air when passing through the airways of the lungs.
What is Heliox?
This trauma MD was a model.
Who is Dr. Pessa?