Ventilator Management & ABG Course
Type of Course
Short Course
Faculty Type
Specialist Doctors
Duration
1 Day
Terminal Objective
- To know how to set up a ventilator and understand its various modes
- To learn to manage ventilated patients with different disease conditions
- To learn the correct steps of obtaining an ABG specimen and know the basics of interpretation
Learning Outcomes
- To set up a ventilator and understand the different modes of ventilation
- To learn how to ventilate patients with specific diseases (COPD, ARDS, bronchial asthma, etc)
- To learn weaning strategies and uses of Non-Invasive Ventilation
- To understand ventilator graphics and troubleshooting an alarm
- To interpret ABG results in a step-wise and logical manner in order to make a correct diagnosis
Course suitable for Medical Students and Doctors
Key Topics
An introduction to ventilation
Classification of mechanical ventilation
Basic physics
Common modes of invasive mechanical ventilation
Ventilator troubleshooting
Weaning of ventilator
Ventilator associated pneumonia
Ancillary equipment
Auto-PEEP
Ventilator graphics
ABG sample collection technique
Step-wise approach to acid based disorders
Certification