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#281 High Flow Nasal Cannula (HFNC) Explained: Physiology, Settings & Clinical Applications
High-Flow Nasal Cannula (HFNC) Explained: Physiology, Settings & Clinical Applications High-Flow Nasal Cannula (HFNC) has become one of the most important respiratory support modalities in emergency medicine, critical care medicine, respiratory therapy, and hospital medicine. By delivering heated, humidified oxygen at high flow rates, HFNC can improve oxygenation, reduce work of breathing, wash out anatomic dead space, and provide a small amount of positive airway pressure. HFNC has emerged as a key tool for managing acute hypoxemic respiratory failure and is increasingly used across…
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