Weaning Your Patients from Mechanical Ventilation
| Course Id | SC-108 |
| Course Name | Weaning Your Patients from Mechanical Ventilation |
| Course Catagory | Respiratory Care |
| Course Price | 13.95 |
| Course CEU | 1 |
Course Objectives
Upon successful completion of this module, you will be able to:
- Describe the burden of prolonged mechanical ventilation and the rationale for timely liberation.
- Differentiate the categories of weaning using the ICC and WIND classifications.
- Identify the clinical criteria used to assess a patient’s readiness for a spontaneous breathing trial.
- Compare the common methods and tolerance criteria of the spontaneous breathing trial.
- Recognize the major physiologic causes of weaning failure.
- Outline extubation assessment and the role of post-extubation noninvasive support.