Reading Time: < 1 minute Any tubing placed distal to the exhalation port should increase dead space. Various masks have been tested to evaluate their effect on dead space.
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Reading Time: 4 minutes We learned about some basics of extubation in a previous post; here are some more advanced concepts for extubation.
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Reading Time: 3 minutes Read this weekly review for some spaced repetition of the past week’s content.
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Reading Time: 2 minutes Why gasp, when you can rise.
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Reading Time: 3 minutes The use of noninvasive ventilation continues to be of service for patients. While there are several different modes to choose from, one that continues to be on the rise is average volume assured pressured support ventilation.
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Reading Time: 2 minutes Do you understand non-invasive ventilation? Like really understand it? If not, this article is for you!
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Reading Time: 2 minutes Oxygen in correlates to oxygen out. End Tidal Oxygen (EtO2) measurements can determine the fraction of oxygen exhaled by a patient.
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Reading Time: 3 minutes Read this weekly review for some spaced repetition of the past week’s content.