Anaes Vivas · Breathing systems & circuits
Equipment viva — the circle system components
An equipment viva on the circle system components — the function of each component, the gas flow pathway around the circle, and the common failure modes.
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Prompt
A disassembled circle breathing system laid out on a table: the inspiratory and expiratory limbs, the unidirectional valves, the CO2 absorber, the reservoir bag, the APL valve, the Y-piece.
Stimulus
The disassembled components of the circle breathing system on a table. Describe each component, its function, and trace the gas flow pathway around the circle during one respiratory cycle.
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- [2]Parthasarathy S, et al. The closed circuit and the low flow systems. Indian J Anaesth, 2013.PMID 24249885