ICU Primary Exam

Respiratory

• Non-ventilatory functions of the lungs
• Control of breathing
• Mechanics of breathing
• Respiratory compliance
• Respiratory resistance
• Work of breathing
• Oxygen and CO2 cascade
• Pulmonary vascular resistance
• Regional variation in ventilation and perfusion
• Diffusion of respiratory gasses
• Respiratory anatomy
• Neonatal respiratory physiology
• The pulmonary circulation