Posted on September 17, 2007 by jeffd
The New England Journal of Medicine in their Videos in Clinical Medicine section have released a video that covers performing positive pressure ventilation with bag-valve and face mask.
This video demonstrates how to perform orotracheal intubation. Specific indications are discussed, along with contraindications, troubleshooting, and complications.
Specific topics covered in the video include:
Overview
Indications
Contraindications
Equipment
Procedure
Complications
The video can be viewed [...]
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Posted on June 9, 2007 by jeffd
The New England Journal of Medicine in their Videos in Clinical Medicine section have released a video that covers performing endotracheal intubation.
This video demonstrates how to perform orotracheal intubation. Specific indications are discussed, along with contraindications, troubleshooting, and complications.
Specific topics covered in the video include:
Overview
Indications
Contraindications
Equipment
Preparation
Orotracheal Intubation
Confirmation
Securing the Tube
Complications
The video can be viewed and downloaded at [...]
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Posted on December 31, 2006 by jeffd
The Feburaury 2007 issue of Current Opinion in Critical Care has all respiratory related reviews and it is great reading for all. So find a copy and read an article or two. If you can’t find a copy and are interested in something specfic let me know!
Contact me.
February 2007, Volume 13, Issue 1
Mechanical ventilation: [...]
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Posted on November 19, 2006 by jeffd
Monitoring Respiratory Mechanics during Mechanical Ventilation: Using the Ventilator as a Probe of Physiology - Dean Hess
Assistant Director of Respiratory Care, Massachustets General Hospital - Boston MA
The measurments that we normally take (Cs, R etc) treat the lung as a single unit. The lung is not a single unit.
Pplat = end - inspiratory alveolar pressure
And [...]
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Posted on November 7, 2006 by jeffd
I recently attended the College and Association of Respiratory Therapists of Alberta (CARTA) annual educational forum in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. I will over the next little while provide a little recap of the talks I attended each day. My recaps will mainly focus on some of the more key and interesting points that came up during the [...]
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Posted on October 14, 2006 by jeffd
The New England Journal of Medicine in their Videos in Clinical Medicine section have released a video that covers performing a thoracentesis.
Thoracentesis is used diagnostically to establish the cause of a pleural effusion. It can also be performed to drain large effusions that lead to respiratory compromise.
Topics covered in the video include:
Indications
Contraindications
Equipment
Preparation
Pleural fluid aspiration
plural fluid [...]
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Posted on September 5, 2006 by jeffd
The annual College and Association of Respiratory Therapist of Alberta (CARTA) educational conference will take place November 1- 4, 2006 in Calgary, Alberta.
There will be prominent speakers from all over North America. For more information click on one of the pictures below or go to the CARTA website at:www.carta.com
Hope to see you there!
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Posted on May 27, 2006 by jeffd
The Canadian Society of Respiratory Therapists educational forum has begun at the Saint John Trade and Convention Centre at the Hilton Saint John in Saint John New Brunswick. The CSRT Educational Forum 2006 runs from Friday, May 26 through to Sunday, May 28. I am unable to attend this year but many of my colleagues [...]
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Posted on April 26, 2006 by jeffd
The New England Journal of Medicine in their Videos in Clinical Medicine section have released a video that covers nasogastric tube insertion.
Topics covered in the video include:
Indications
Contraindications
Equipment
Preparation
Tube Insertion
Confirmation
Securing the Tube
Complications
The video is 7 mins 15 seconds in length and can be viewed at the NEJM.
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Posted on April 12, 2006 by jeffd
The New England Journal of Medicine has a new feature, Videos in Clinical Medicine. The first video goes over radial arterial line placement using two common techniques, over-the-wire technique and an over-the-needle technique.
Topics covered in the video include:
Landmarks
Preparation
Positioning
Over-the-Wire Technique
Over-the-Needle Technique
Secure with Suture
Troubleshooting
The video is 6 mins 57 seconds in length and can be viewed at [...]
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Posted on March 25, 2006 by jeffd
This is a great video of an animal model of ventilating at ZEEP then at 15cmH2O of PEEP and then back to ZEEP. It is a great example of recruitment and decruitment of the lung during tidal ventilation at different ventilator settings.
I can’t remember where I got this video but I think it was done [...]
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