If you can't explain it simply...

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Course overview

Mechanical ventilation in the intensive care unit (ICU) is usually guided by arterial blood gases, and the parameters used to maintain these blood gases are limited by standards for lung protective ventilation. Airway pressures and tidal volume are minimized for lung protection despite evidence that they may be inadequate surrogates for lung stress and strain. Transpulmonary Pressure (Ptp) represents true lung pressure and physiologically, is ≥ 0 cmH₂O at end-exhalation. 

Learn about the clinical aspects of Ptp from Tom Piraino, RRT, and how the CareFusion AVEA^® ventilator can help optimize mechanical ventilation through:

• Clinical measurement of Ptp
• Effects of elevated pleural pressures on ventilation
• Optimal PEEP setting

Webinar Preparation

Two things required. Computer and coffee.

Actually 3 things....sleeping children.

Exciting Project

Over the past 2 years I have thought of writing a critical care mechanical ventilation handbook.  I know there are a few on the market, but I think I have something new to offer.  I have a different idea of what a mechanical ventilation handbook should look like.

Tonight I began writing an interactive mechanical ventilation textbook for the iPad/iPhone/iPod touch.  It will be available in the iBooks store once it is completed.  It will focus on the simplest explanation of mechanical ventilation combined with interactive images and videos.

I have laid out the chapters and what each will focus on, written a brief introduction, and I have an idea for the title.

My goal is to have completed this year.

I hope you'll like it, which means I hope you'll download it. :-).  

Design Tweaks

I made some design tweaks over at Respiratory Resource.  I also did away with the multiple discussion forums and replaced them with a general Practice Forum.  Hopefully this will encourage members and visitors to post!