Comparative Respiratory Physiology: From Frogs to Giraffes to Peregrine Falcons

In this episode we welcome back good friend, Dr. Matt Morgan.

Dr. Morgan is a Consultant in Intensive Care Medicine at the University Hospital of Wales, UK and The Royal Perth Hospital, Australia. He is an adjunct Clinical Professor at Curtin University, an Honorary Senior Research Fellow at Cardiff University and regular columnist at the BMJ. In his off time, he has penned 2 books thus far. In his is first book “Critical" he tells the remarkable stories of patients he has met as a guide through the intensive care unit. His second book, "One Medicine", explores how understanding the lives of animals can help treat human disease.

In this episode, recorded remotely from Perth, Australia, Matt highlights animal physiology to help understand respiratory therapies in the ICU.