Topics: Ventilation-perfusion ratio, Physiological Variation, Pathological Variation

Topics: Professional Nursing, Nursing Practice, Health Equity, Culturally Competent Care, Health History, Physical Examination, Patient, Caregiver Teaching, Chronic Illness, Older Adults, Stress Management, Sleep, Sleep Disorders, pain, Palliative Care, End-of-Life Care, Substance Use Disorders, Inflammation, Healing, genetics, Immune Response, Transplantation, infection, cancer, Fluid Imbalance, Electrolyte Imbalance, Acid-Base Imbalance, Homeostasis, Perioperative Care, Intraoperative Care, Postoperative Care, Altered Sensory Input, Visual Problems, auditory problems, Integumentary System, Integumentary Problems, burns, Oxygenation, Ventilation, Respiratory System, Upper Respiratory Problems, Lower Respiratory Problems, Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases, Hematologic System, Hematologic Problems, Cardiovascular System, perfusion, hypertension, Coronary Artery Disease, Acute Coronary Syndrome, heart failure, Dysrhythmias, Inflammatory Disorders, Structural Heart, Disorders, Vascular Disorders, Gastrointestinal System, Nutritional Problems, obesity, Upper Gastrointestinal Problems, Lower Gastrointestinal Problems, Liver, Biliary Tract, Pancreas, Urinary Function, Urinary System, Renal Problems, Urologic Problems, Acute Kidney Injury, Chronic Kidney Disease, Endocrine System, Diabetes Mellitus, Endocrine Problems, Reproductive System, Breast Disorders, Sexually Transmitted Infections, Female Reproductive Problems, Male Reproductive Problems, Nervous System, Acute Intracranial Problems, stroke, Chronic Neurologic Problems, dementia, delirium, Spinal Cord Problems, Peripheral Nerve Problems, Musculoskeletal System, Musculoskeletal Trauma, Orthopedic Surgery, Musculoskeletal Problems, Arthritis, Connective Tissue Diseases, Critical Care, Shock, Sepsis, Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome, Acute Respiratory Failure, Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Emergency Nursing, Disaster Nursing, Nursing

Topics: Mechanics of Respiration, Lung volumes, Lung capacities, Respiratory Quotient, Ventilation Perfusion Ratio, gas exchange, Hypoxia, Ventilation, artificial respiration, compliance, cyanosis, chemical control of respiration, neural control of respiration, Non-respiratory functions of the lungs, Pulmonary airway resistance

Topics: Cough pathway, cough, Breathlessness, Dyspnoea, mMRC dyspnoea scale, Haemoptysis, Chest pain, Wheezing, cyanosis, Chest examination, Chest X-ray, Computed Tomography, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Ultrasonography, Perfusion Scan, Sleep studies, Polysomnography

Topics: edema, fluid homeostasis, congestive heart failure, decreased renal perfusion, reduced plasma osmotic pressure, lymphatic obstruction

Topics: Cell membrane composition, drug transport, Aqueous diffusion, Lipid diffusion, Passive non-ionic diffusion, Lipid solubility, Facilitated diffusion, endocytosis, exocytosis, fluid phase phagocytosis, Filtration, Blood perfusion, P-glycoprotein, Blood flow, Tissue storage, Blood-brain barrier, Blood-testis barrier, Sertoli cell barrier, Placental barrier, Glomerular filtration, Tubular secretion, Tubular reabsorption