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HIGH-YIELD SY STEMS

Respiratory

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“There’s so much pollution in the air now that if it weren’t for our lungs, `Embryology 660
there’d be no place to put it all.”
—Robert Orben `Anatomy 662

“Freedom is the oxygen of the soul.” `Physiology 664
—Moshe Dayan
`Pathology 671
“Whenever I feel blue, I start breathing again.”
—L. Frank Baum `Pharmacology 686
“Life is not the amount of breaths you take; it’s the moments that take
your breath away.”
—Will Smith, Hitch

Group key respiratory, cardiovascular, and renal concepts together
for study whenever possible. Know obstructive vs restrictive lung
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disorders, V/Q mismatch, lung volumes, mechanics of respiration, and
hemoglobin physiology. Lung cancers and other causes of lung masses
are high yield. Be comfortable reading basic chest x-rays, CT scans, and
PFTs.

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