GAS LAWS WITH MEMORY TRICKS THAT STICK │ EP125
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How many minutes of oxygen are left in that tank? Why does the nitrous gauge read full when the tank is almost empty? In Week 4 of our 12-week SEE/NCE series, we take every gas law straight to a patient and then give you a memory trick so it actually sticks.
In this episode:
- Boyle's, Charles's and Gay-Lussac's laws, from a pneumothorax at altitude to a cylinder near a fire
- Why the ideal gas law lets an oxygen gauge tell you what's left, plus quick E-cylinder math
- Critical temperature, and why the nitrous gauge reads full until the tank is nearly empty
- Dalton's and Henry's laws: partial pressure, desflurane at altitude and dissolved oxygen
- Diffusion with Graham's and Fick's laws, and why nitrous expands a pneumothorax or an obstructed bowel
- Laminar vs turbulent flow, Poiseuille's law, heliox and the Venturi mask
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