Dr. Nahel Saied                        45:23 min.

Associate Professor of Anesthesia & Surgery

Director of Critical Care and Neuro-transplant Intensive Care  Unit at St. Louis University School of Medicine

 

A quick and comprehensive review of basic respiratory Physiology of the surgical patient.  Physiology of respiration, Lung volumes, Pulmonary Function testing, Flow Volume Loops, arterial-Alveolar PaO2 gradient, Pleural space physiology and oxygen content and delivery are the foundation of many of the principals we apply to our patient daily in the operating room and intensive Care units.