Respiratory Physio Examination: Cheat Sheet

This 5 page document tabulates the most important cardiopulmonary information for you to know during your patient examination. It includes:

• Definitions of lung volumes i.e. FRC, ERV, IRV, TLC etc
• Cardiorespiratory monitoring normal values
• Haematology normal values
• Blood test normal values
• Arterial blood gases: normal ranges + how to interpret ABGs
• Respiratory failure definitions
• Spirometry results
• Anatomical lung markings
• Auscultation sounds
• Abnormal breathing patterns
• Signs/symptoms of respiratory distress
• Important considerations for general observations
• Interpreting chest x-rays
• The locations/causes of various CP dysfunction
• CP Physio treatments including positioning, ACBT, percussions and vibrations, huffing, FET, TEE etc.

This behemoth of a resource is an absolute must for on the ward or in tutorial labs!