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Physical Measurements in Anesthesia

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Physics has traditionally been viewed as a complex subject for the anesthesiology resident, and in this chapter we endeavor to unravel some of this concern. The chapter has been written with the board examinations in mind and aims to arm the student with sufficient basic knowledge and understanding of this subject area to aid in their success. Without resorting to difficult mathematics and unnecessary detail, we cover the basic principles of gases, including their kinetics; relationships between pressure, volume and temperature; and even the storage and medical applications of gases. Temperature and humidification is also discussed with reference, again, to the medical application of such physical properties. Toward the end of the chapter, we explain the principles of Doppler shift with reference to the mechanism of ultrasound and finally present a sound basis for the understanding and methods of use of medical alarms.

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  1. Anesthesiology Institute, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

    Anthony James Cartwright

  2. Department of General Anesthesiology, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

    D. John Doyle

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  1. Departments of General Anesthesia and Outcomes Research, Anesthesiology Institute, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, Case Western University, Cleveland, OH, USA

    Ehab Farag

  2. Center for Anesthesiology Education, Anesthesiology Institute, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, Cleveland, OH, USA

    Maged Argalious

  3. Department of General Anesthesia, Anesthesiology Institute, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA

    John E. Tetzlaff

  4. Department of Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA

    Deepak Sharma

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Cartwright, A.J., Doyle, D.J. (2018). Physical Measurements in Anesthesia. In: Farag, E., Argalious, M., Tetzlaff, J.E., Sharma, D. (eds) Basic Sciences in Anesthesia. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-62067-1_33

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