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Mechanical Ventilation

VentWorld
"A source of ventilator product and supplier information, news, discussion, education, tools, and vent resources for the respiratory and critical care community"
Critical Care Medicine Tutorials
A tutorial on mechanical ventilation in the critical care setting.

Interactive Oxyhemoglobin Dissociation Curve
This site calculates the oxyhemoglobin disassociation curve using the formulation GR Kelman.
The ABG Site
A site for professionals which explains ABGs and provides examples, practices and case studies.
Hemodynamics & Oxygenation
A British site with normal values and formulas for calculation.
Oximetry.org
Basic information on Pulse Oximetry (principles, history, clinical application, additional links, etc.).

Lung Sounds
Digital recordings of respiratory sounds in health and disease. These are breath sounds that doctors, nurses, respiratory and physical therapists hear with a stethoscope when they auscultate the chest of a patient.
Breath Sounds
A collection of breath sounds you can listen to online.
The Auscultation Assistant
Listen to three different breath sounds on this site sponsored by UCLA.
Breath Sounds
More breath sounds from Loyola University.

Chest X-Ray Atlas
"This atlas is organized into three headings: Pathology, Diseases, Radiologic signs. The atlas may be utilized by any student wishing to gain more knowledge regarding chest x-rays."