ICU Physiology in 1000 Words: Visualizing Heart-Lung Interaction
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Jon-Emile S. Kenny MD [@heart_lung] “Upward, not northward.” -E. A. Abbott A pressure chamber within a pressure chamber; the heart within the thorax. These are two pumps beating in-and-out of time, varying in physiology and pathophysiology between patients and within any one patient during the arc of an illness. As such, when we inspect the size and function of the heart, we must respect its surroundings, for it is the bony thorax, mediastinum and spongy lungs which fashion the stage upon which the heart sets its performance.
ICU Physiology in 1000 Words: Visualizing Heart-Lung Interaction
ICU Physiology in 1000 Words: Visualizing…
ICU Physiology in 1000 Words: Visualizing Heart-Lung Interaction
Jon-Emile S. Kenny MD [@heart_lung] “Upward, not northward.” -E. A. Abbott A pressure chamber within a pressure chamber; the heart within the thorax. These are two pumps beating in-and-out of time, varying in physiology and pathophysiology between patients and within any one patient during the arc of an illness. As such, when we inspect the size and function of the heart, we must respect its surroundings, for it is the bony thorax, mediastinum and spongy lungs which fashion the stage upon which the heart sets its performance.