Review of Mechanical Ventilators
| Course Id | SC-110 |
| Course Name | Review of Mechanical Ventilators |
| Course Catagory | Respiratory Care |
| Course Price | 13.95 |
| Course CEU | 1 |
Course Objectives
Upon successful completion of this module, you will be able to:
- Explain the physiologic purposes and principal clinical indications for mechanical ventilation and articulate why it is a supportive rather than curative therapy.
- Describe a framework for classifying mechanical ventilators based on the controlled variable and the phase variables that define each breath.
- Differentiate among volume-controlled, pressure-controlled, and high-frequency ventilation with respect to their operating principles and characteristic waveforms.
- Compare the advantages and limitations of the major ventilator categories and identify clinical situations in which each is best suited.
- Describe the common modes of ventilation and the ways in which mandatory, spontaneous, and supported breaths are combined.
- Recognize the major complications of mechanical ventilation and the role of the respiratory therapist in monitoring, patient safety, and timely liberation from support.