Respiratory Therapy Study Hall Erin Cox
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This podcast is for respiratory therapy students - for studying while on the go. Short episodes include "need to know" information with practice questions at the end.
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Mechanical Ventilation - Assist Control Mode
This episode covers Assist Control, but also talks about CMV and PCV. I discuss how AC can be set using pressure or volume control settings and how the breaths look in this mode. Finally, I cover indications and hazards of using AC.
For more information and practice go to www.myvresp.com
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Mechanical Vent - Breath Types
In this episode we’re going to focus on breath types in traditional modes of ventilation - PC breaths, VC breaths, and Spontaneous Breaths/PS breaths and then we'll also talk about Mandatory, Assisted, and truly Spontaneous breaths. We're going to cover these breaths in relation to triggers, limiting, and cycling mechanisms but if you want more in-depth coverage of what these things are, check out the YouTube links below:
Triggering Mechanisms
Limiting Mechanisms
Cycling Mechanisms
For more interactive information and practice, go www.myresp.com where you'll find a Mechanical Ventilation Study Course. You can also find VRESP on Facebook and Instagram and RT Study Hall is also a study group on Facebook. -
Mechanical Vent - Compliance and Resistance
This is a longer one, but I'm covering compliance and resistance, the equations, the causes of increased and decreased compliance and Raw, and how to identify the change that is happening. For the transcript of this and all episodes and more practice go to www.myvresp.com. To do free practice, go to "My Account," register an email and then go to "mechanical ventilation" under "All courses." Go to "Intro Part 1" Search and find RT Study Hall and VRESP on YouTube and Facebook.
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Mechanical Vent - Airway Pressures
This episode covers baseline pressure (PEEP), PIP, Pplat, and mean airway pressure - as well as identifying AutoPEEP, transairway pressure, and driving pressure. Visit www.myvresp.com for more information and an interactive study course. You can also find Respiratory Therapy Study Hall on Facebook and YouTube.
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Oxygen Content & Delivery
This episode covers CaO2, CvO2, DO2, C(a-v)O2, and tissue consumption. This includes discussion on different types of hypoxias, normal values, causes of abnormal values, and the equations involved. Practice questions are asked at the end.
Find the Ultimate Oxygen Therapy Study Package on www.myvresp.com. You can search Respiratory Therapy Study Hall on Facebook and YouTube. -
Oxygen Indices - PAO2, A-a, a/A, and P/F
This episode covers PAO2, P(A-a)O2, a/A ratio, and P/F ratio, including what affects alveolar oxygenation, A-a gradient, and clinical applications. Practice questions are included at the end.
Find the Ultimate Oxygen Therapy Study Package on www.myvresp.com. You can search Respiratory Therapy Study Hall on Facebook and YouTube.