COVID-19 Ventilator Course - Review Mechanical Ventilation
 

Learn key mechanical ventilation skills with critical care specialist Roger Seheult, MD.  From basic ventilator definitions to advanced vent management "pearls," illustrations and clinical examples provide clarity for medical professionals.

Part 1 - Key Concepts:
  • Brief Course Overview
  • Mechanical Ventilation Introduction and Compliance
  • Pressure-Volume Relationships and Modes
  • Plateau and Peak Pressure, PEEP, and Other Vent Settings
  • How Coronavirus Kills: Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) & Treatment
  • Vent Changes with ARDS and COPD
  • Update: Consideration of Dr. Gattinoni's Research: Possible "COVID-19 Phenotypes" and Atypical ARDS
  • Liberation From the Ventilator - Checklist
  • Quiz 1
Part 2 - Mechanical Ventilation "Pearls":
  • Heart Lung Interactions
  • Quiz 2
  • Ventilation in Metabolic Acidosis
  • Quiz 3
  • Ventilating COPD Part 1
  • Quiz 4
  • Ventilating COPD Part 2
  • Quiz 5
  • Bilevel Ventilation
  • Quiz 6
Optional: Receiving CE Credits for This Course
  • Congratulations! Your CE Certificate

    JIHAD ACHKAR, MD

    An amazing refresher for an ENT surgeon who hasn't dealt with ventilator settings in a long time! Thank you

    SAUD ALSAMMANI, MD

    Thanks , it was very informative, I wish if it cover more details of ventilator mode

    ASHLEY CARTER, Paramedic

    I wish I would have found this class sooner. It breaks it down into bite-sized chunks that make this topic much more digestible.

    MARY NDA

    it was very informative.

    RANDY SENDOW, MD

    Thank you

    TAREK JAZMATI, MD

    Awesome course and to the point. I wish I knew about it in my internship

    MUIS TAKIM, MD

    should review on asthma ventilation can add complication of mechanical ventilation

    RASHADAH JORDAN, PA-C

    TAMMY KINGERY, RN

    LASLO DOEBROENTE, MD

    It was very educational, simple to digest and straightforward, and informational of course. Thank you!


  • Quadruple Board Certified in Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Medicine, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine.

  • Over 20 years teaching experience as both an exam preparation instructor and an assistant professor of medicine.

  • Experience as a medical director for both a Southern California Physician Assistant Program and a Respiratory Therapy Program.



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