Respiratory assessment and monitoring

LEARNING OBJECTIVES After studying this module on Respiratory monitoring, you should be able to: 1. Recognise lung diseases through history, clinical manifestations and imaging 2. Discuss the relationship between PaO2, SaO2 and arterial oxygen content and the use of pulse oximetry 3. Evaluate respiratory function using end-tidal CO2 measurements, analysis of capnographic curves, and dead space calculations 4. Interpret airway pressure and flow tracings and oesophageal pressure tracings 5. Select the appropriate parameters to monitor during mechanical ventilation and weaning