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In this week’s episode, Keith and Courtney discuss the equipment, technique and limitations of non-invasive blood pressure measurements (NIBP).
Is the fluffy coat of a patient going to be like going to the doctor for your own blood pressure reading whilst wearing a puffer jacket? Yes! Is the reported number of an oscillometric machine gospel, or should we be looking at the trend?
They hope to get your blood pumping with excitement when they discuss myths and controversies with NIBP machines. And hear about how Keith kills time in the airport...
Stay with us! In the final episode of this series, Keith and Courtney introduce Acid-Base Balance and Disturbances. It has taken years for both of them to get to grips on some of the basics of this topic, and they spend the next hour breaking down what is going on and how to interpret the values...
Published 07/03/23
Last episode, we talked about how carbon dioxide is formed in the body, and how it gets from the cells to the lungs. Now that it has arrived there – what next?! In this episode, Keith and Courtney talk about what happens when carbon dioxide diffuses from the pulmonary capillary into the alveoli...
Published 06/19/23