Respiratory
Pulmonary anatomy, ventilation, gas exchange, lung-protective strategy, OLV, COPD/asthma.
NBCRNA blueprint weight: Basic Sciences (Anatomy + Physiology) ~12-14% of NCE
Topics
- ·Pulmonary anatomy + segments
- ·Ventilation/perfusion matching
- ·Oxygen + CO₂ transport
- ·Lung volumes + capacities + spirometry
- ·Lung-protective ventilation
- ·One-lung ventilation + DLT
- ·COPD anesthetic implications
- ·Asthma + bronchospasm management
- ·Pulmonary HTN
- ·ARDS + ventilator strategies
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