Respiratory System

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The pediatric airway: Historical concepts, new findings, and what matters

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Carbon dioxide monitoring in children-A narrative review of physiology, value, and pitfalls in clinical practice. Paediatr Anaesth. 2021 Aug;31(8):839-845

Developmental respiratory physiology

Clinical utility of preoperative pulmonary function testing in pediatrics

Preoperative Spirometry in Patients With Known or Suspected Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Undergoing Major Surgery: The Prospective Observational PREDICT Study

Test Your Knowledge: alveolar-arterial PO2 difference (A-a gradient)

Test Your Knowledge: hypoxia causes

Test Your Knowledge: oxygen content

Test Your Knowledge: ARDS

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Physiology, Oxygen Transport And Carbon Dioxide Dissociation Curve

See Also: Section on Airway Management

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Kussman BD, Geva T, McGowan FX. Cardiovascular causes of airway compression. Paediatr Anaesth. 2004 Jan; 14(1): 60-74. PMID: 14717876