Gregory C. Kane
Gregory C Kane MD, MACP is The Jane and Leonard Korman Professor of Medicine and Chair of the Department of Medicine at Sidney Kimmel Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Michael Baram, MD is Professor of Medicine and Director of Hospital Based Clinical Research Team at Sidney Kimmel Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Urvashi Vaid, MD, MS is Associate Professor of Medicine and Director of Phase 1 Medical Student Education, at Jefferson/ National Jewish Health, Korman Respiratory Institute and Sidney Kimmel Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Erschienen am 06.09.2026Oxygen
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Part I: Origins and Discovery of Oxygen.- The Emergence of Oxygen on Earth.- The genius of Joseph Priestly; the discovery of oxygen as a component of air.- “We are all on fire”; understanding the biochemistry of human metabolism including aerobic and anaerobic pathways for generating energy.- How aerobic and anaerobic metabolism enables new imaging techniques (such as PET scanning).- Part II: The Physiology of Respiration.- The Gas Laws.- First therapeutic use of supplemental oxygen in modern medicine.- Do no harm; understanding the limits and the pitfalls of using supplemental oxygen.- Fundamentals of using oxygen via nasal cannula in health and disease.- Hemoglobin; the ideal conveyor of oxygen.- A deadly snowfall in the city: carbon dioxide poisoning and hyperbaric oxygen.- Methemoglobinemia: how changes in hemoglobin structure can alter oxygen carrying.- Control of Breathing.- Part III: Chronic Respiratory Failure.- Principles of outpatient oxygen use for patients with chronic lung diseases including COPD and pulmonary fibrosis.- How to Prescribe oxygen for outpatient use.-...
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