Reading Time: 3 minutes While the harmful effects of tissue hypoxia are clearly understood, over-correction leads to tissue hyperoxia, which may also be hazardous.
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Reading Time: 2 minutes Anatomical dead space specifically refers to the volume of air located in the respiratory tract that are responsible for conducting air to the alveoli and respiratory bronchioles but do not take part in the process of gas exchange.
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Reading Time: 3 minutes Improvement of WOB with high flow nasal cannula (HFNC) can be done with flow-based treatments, even with room air.
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Reading Time: 3 minutes Biphasic Cuirass Ventilation (BCV) is a plastic chest cuirass shell that uses a pressure source capable of providing both positive and negative pressure.
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Reading Time: 2 minutes Understanding the pressures applied to the patient’s lungs during mechanical ventilation can improve their mortality rate.
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Reading Time: 3 minutes SpO2/FiO2 ratio is a non-invasive alternative marker to PaO2/FiO2 for Type I Respiratory Failure (hypoxemic).