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
JEREMY NEUNER, NP
WALEED ALAMOODI
DEBBIE HEINTZE, RN
I found this course very informative and easy to follow. As a novice in this area the information was well delivered, and at an appropriate level
SEJALBEN PATEL, RN
very informative
THOMS HILL, MD
Straight forward, logical sequences. I am an anesthesiologist. Simply review.
ERNESTO MARTINEZ, MD
very good course, very easy to understand thank you
DEBORAH KERR
Great overview! Easy to follow along. I've been out of ICU/ER for 8 yrs and feel much better if I need to return in the coming weeks. Thank you.
ROBERT PERSONS
Excellent, step by step explanation of lung pathology and recommended ventilator management strategies.
RACHEL SADORF, RN
AMIT DAIMA, MD
Very nicely explained
- 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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