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

    HARSIMRAN GILL

    Great work in providing visuals and being very thorough in the examples

    MATEJ PALENČÁR, MD

    Great and clear introduction to this topic so relevant to be...

    DAN FOLEY

    Fantastic couuse. I'm sure if I'm called in to help with the CV19 pandemic that what I learned will be critically important for my patients. Thank you!

    MAUREEN AZARIAN, MD

    AMIT KUMAR

    VERY CLEAR, THANKS DEAR

    YU HAO ZENG, MD

    LUKE PORGINSKI, NP

    DECENT!

    KATE SCHNEIDER , RN

    fantastic course, very easy to follow and understand.

    JIM TOWNE, MD

    It was very helpful .

    ATHANASIOS MAMARELIS, MD

    Really interesting course. I enjoyed every part of this. Useful information to refresh previous knowledge on ventilators.


  • 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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