WaveformMonitoringoftheMechanicallyVentilatedPatientTimOp’tHolt,Ed
ProfessorCardiorespiratoryCareUniversityofSouthAlabamaObjectivesDescribethevolume,pressureandflowversustimescalars
Describetheuseofscalarsinthemanagementofthemechanicallyventilatedpatient
Describetheflow-volumeandpressure-volumeloopsastheyareusedinthemechanicallyventilatedpatient
DescribehowloopsareusedtodiagnoseandmanageproblemsinpatientsreceivingmechanicalventilationMonitoringTechniquesUsedDuringMechanicalVentilationVentilatorwaveformspressure,volumeandflowvstimescalarsflow-volumeandpressurevolumeloopsAllowsanalysisofauto-PEEP,bronchodilatorresponse,workofbreathing,hyperexpansion,adequacyofflow,ventilatorsensitivity,compliance,andleaksVentilatorWaveformsScalarsVolumeversustimePressureversustimeFlowve