VERY BASIC RESPIRATORY PHYSIOLOGY
mechanical ventilation : BASIC review VERY BASIC RESPIRATORY PHYSIOLOGY What do the lungs do? Yes, the simple answer is gas exchange: Oxygenation: exactly that, the transfer of oxygen from the air we breathe to the blood. ventilation : the transfer of CO2 from the blood to the alveoli and out of the body An important concept to remember: normal breathing is a negative-pressure phenomenon; mechanical ventilation is POSITIVE pressure ventilation . The end result is still airflow and gas exchange, but the mechanics are different.
MECHANICAL VENTILATION: BASIC REVIEW . VERY BASIC RESPIRATORY PHYSIOLOGY . What do the lungs do? Yes, the simple answer is gas exchange: Oxygenation: exactly that, the transfer of oxygen from the air we breathe to the blood.
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