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

    SHEHARYAR HASSAN KHAN, MD

    A quick review guide during in the midst of pandemic. Excellent and well documented.

    MAYA SHYJU, NP

    MARTIN KWOK

    Excellent into and clinical pearls!

    MARIANO BUCCETTI, RN

    MURRAY COETZEE (Medical Student)

    N S, MD

    This course is very interesting and really gives important information and tips for ventilation

    GEORGE PAUL

    This clear concise review provides a nice model to explain ventilator management to nurses and residents with limited ventilator exposure. Thank you

    FAITH YOUR, MD

    Excellent course. Simplified difficult to grasp concepts

    JAKUB STEFANEK

    I am not a native speaker, no medical profesional, but I learn a lot how the ventilator works as well as what to expect when one got hooked on ventilator. Than You, good course, clear explanation even non profesional could understand.

    KATHERINE BAIRD, PA-C

    Great course. I’ve never had to manage a vent but this course really broke it down. Very easy to follow.


  • 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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