Respiratory Physiology for Anesthesia Technicians

Respiratory physiology is essential for understanding ventilation, oxygenation, gas exchange, and many of the monitoring and equipment concepts used during anesthesia. This lesson introduces the respiratory principles that anesthesia technicians should understand before progressing into topics such as capnography, mechanical ventilation, PEEP, breathing circuits, and anesthesia workstation troubleshooting.

The lesson combines foundational science with anesthesia-related examples and includes an interactive learning section and a 15-question knowledge check.