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
STEPHEN SAUER, MD
Superb! What a great review of basic concepts including some essential must know caveats!
DEENA SUTTON
An excellent review of Mechanical Ventilation! The Instructor spoke clearly and was easy to understand. Thank you for making this available for free!
ERNESTO PEREZ OLIVA FRAGA, MD
Excellent
MICHAEL COWAN, RN
A great basic resource. Well thought out and at a good pace. The quiz questions are helpful and structured well. Thank you
JOSH SARETT, MD
Thanks
ANDRES MONTES, MD
Excellent. I am an OB/GYN resident and can't thank you enough for this course!
AVINASH ZANTYE, MD
GREAT. Explained in a very simplified way. Easy to understand. Thanks, Dr. Avinash
PATRICK DOWLING, MD
Great review of ventilator management theory and practice. Thanks so much for making this available.
NAFEESA LIAKATH ALI, MD
KEVIN MCMAINS, MD
This course was pitched and paced extremely well to bring someone from elementary understanding to functional understanding and ability to begin to manage ventilated patients independently.
- 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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