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Alveolar gas equation / 165-L-PR-23
Art.Nr.: 165-L-PR-23 The alveolar gas equation describes with great precision how much alveolar gas exchange and thus secondary supply of...
DLCO - Measurement of Diffusion / 167-L-PR-25
Art.Nr.: 167-L-PR-25 Diffusion capacity of the lung for CO (DLCO) is an very important parameter, it is highly validated for fast and...
Diffusion: Gas Exchange in Lung / 166-L-PR-24
Art.Nr.: 166-L-PR-24 In addition to ventilation and perfusion, diffusion is the key component to ensure vital gas exchange in the lungs....
Ventilation-Perfusion Matching / 168-L-PR-26
Art.Nr.: 168-L-PR-26 The main physiological task of the lungs is known to be gas exchange. The physiological sense of this task is...
SpO2 / 169-L-PR-27
Art.Nr.: 169-L-PR-27 How does pulse oximetry (SpO2) work? https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29262014/#
SpO2 / 170-L-PR-28
Art.Nr.: 170-L-PR-28 Pulse oximetry (SpO2) is a worldwide standard monitoring tool that is now indispensable in anesthesia, intensive...
Capnography / 171-L-PR-29
Art.Nr.: 171-L-PR-29 Capnography is a standardized monitoring tool for various ventilation procedures in anesthesia, intensive care and...
Regulation of Respiration / 132-L-PA-1
Art.Nr.: 132-L-PA-1 The respiratory center is a nerve cell association in the reticular formation in the medulla oblongata (brainstem)....
Flow-Volume Loops / 133-L-PA-2
Art.Nr.: 133-L-PA-2 Correct reading of flow-volume curves is very important for differential diagnostic assessments of pulmonary...
Upper Airway Obstruction / 134-L-PA-3
Art.Nr.: 134-L-PA-3 In contrast to obstructive ventilation disorders, a passage obstruction in the upper respiratory tract presents...
Airway Restriction / 135-L-PA-4
Art.Nr.: 135-L-PA-4 Airway restriction describes the phenomenon that with the same effort to breathe (or work of breathing) less volume...
Lower Airway Obstruction / 136-L-PA-5
Art.Nr.: 136-L-PA-5 Asthma bronchiale and COPD are the most common diseases from the group of obstructive ventilation disorders. A...
Pulmonary Edema / 137-L-PA-6
Art.Nr.: 137-L-PA-6 This diagram provides an overview of the basic, pathophysiological changes in pulmonary edema. Despite the ever more...
Shunt / 138-L-PA-7
Art.Nr.: 138-L-PA-7 In pulmonary physiology, shunt refers to the phenomenon that blood flows through the lungs, but does not take part in...
Diffusion Hypoxia and Second Gas Effect / 139-L-PA-8
Art.Nr.: 139-L-PA-8 Anesthesia with nitrous oxide is still widespread. a particularly important aspect of nitrous oxide anesthesia is...
Hypoxic Pulmonary Vasoconstriction / 140-L-PA-9
Art.Nr.: 140-L-PA-9 Hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction is an extremely important mechanism that plays the crucial role in the match...
CO2 in Blood / 141-L-PA-10
Art.Nr.: 141-L-PA-10 This diagram shows an overview of the transport of CO2 in blood. Of exceptional importance is the fact that CO2...
Asthma attack / 120-L-EM-1
Art.Nr.: 120-L-EM-1 This chart provides an overview of best initial procedures for an acute asthma attack https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov...
Acute Exacerbated COPD basic treatment / 121-L-EM-2
Art.Nr.: 121-L-EM-2 This diagram gives an overview of the initial therapy for acutely exacerbated copd https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27...
Foreign body aspiration / 122-L-EM-3
Art.Nr.: 122-L-EM-3 Foreign body aspiration is an emergency that is particularly feared by children. this diagram provides an overview of...
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