Mechanical Ventilation

Dr. John W. Kreit is professor of medicine and anesthesiology in the Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. His career has been devoted to the education of students, residents, and fellows. He is the former director of the fellowship training program in pulmonary and critical care medicine at the University of Pittsburgh and was the recipient of the 2015 Outstanding Educator Award from the American Thoracic Society.

• Section 1: Essential PhysiologyChapter 1: Respiratory mechanicsChapter 2: Gas exchangeChapter 3: Cardiovascular-pulmonary interactions Section 2: The Mechanical VentilatorChapter 4: Instrumentation and terminologyChapter 5: Ventilator modes and breath typesChapter 6: Ventilator alarms - causes and evaluation Section 3: Patient ManagementChapter 7: Respiratory failure and the indications for mechanical ventilationChapter 8: How to write ventilator ordersChapter 9: Physiologic assessment of the mechanically-ventilated patientChapter 10: Dynamic hyperinflation and intrinsic positive end-expiratory pressureChapter 11: Patient-ventilator interactions and asynchronyChapter 12: Acute respiratory distress syndromeChapter 13: Severe obstructive lung diseaseChapter 14: Right ventricular failureChapter 15: Discontinuing mechanical ventilationChapter 16: Non-invasive mechanical ventilation

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