Reading Time: 5 minutes The Pre-brief In 2017-2018, 42.4% of US adults were obese (BMI ≥30 kg/m2), with 9.2% meeting criteria for severe obesity…
obesity
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Reading Time: 4 minutes Learn about the physiological effects of obesity on fundamental lung mechanics.
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Reading Time: 4 minutes Instead of guessing the pleural pressures, try esophageal manometry!
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Basics of transpulmonary pressure: towards a better surrogate of lung stress
by Aman Thindby Aman ThindReading Time: 5 minutes High transpulmonary pressures causes harm. Aman further breaks down the concept.
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Reading Time: 2 minutes Can we use a DOAC in a patient with a BMI ≥40 kg/m2 without impacting efficacy or safety?