Blood Gas Analysis Essentials
Master the use of blood gas analysis in clinical practice and learn how blood gas parameters can be used diagnostically.
8 CME credits
Learn how to use a ventilator by tomorrow morning, for free, from the comfort of your home!
As intensive care units around the world struggle under the weight of the COVID-19 crisis, you may be called upon to ventilate patients in the ICU. If you’ve had limited experience ventilating patients (or if it’s been a long time since you’ve done so), you might be concerned about making things worse for patients who are already critically ill.
Here are the free online accredited classes you’ll receive:
1. Mechanical Ventilation Essentials
37 Video lessons (1h 45m)
Master mechanical ventilation essentials for your first night in the ICU: how to make adjustments, fine-tune ventilator settings, and get your patient ready for extubation.
2. Mechanical Ventilation Essentials Workshop
10 Cases (self-paced)
Practice handling the breathing requirements of patients in respiratory distress, decide when to intubate and wean, and identify when settings need to be changed quickly.
3. Noninvasive Ventilation Masterclass
36 Video lessons (1h 30m)
Learn the indications for NIV, initiation and optimization, how to monitor patients on NIV and how to wean them from it.
4. Blood Gas Analysis Essentials
32 Video lessons (1h 45m)
Master arterial blood gas analysis based on an understanding of relevant physiologic principles. You’ll cover crucial factors that determine oxygenation of blood in the lungs, and oxygen transport and delivery to peripheral tissues.
5. Acid-Base Essentials
23 Lessons (1h 06m)
Learn a simple, four-step approach that will help you solve any acid-base problem, without memorization or complicated math.
6. Acid-Base Essentials Workshop
10 Cases (self-paced)
Practice solving advanced acid-base cases using the four-step assessment algorithm taught in the Acid-Base Essentials course.
To learn how to use a ventilator involves: 4.5 hours of classwork, proficiency assessments, and self-paced medical cases to practice your skills. You can become a skilled ventilation operator in just an afternoon with these 5 courses and receive a completion certificate.
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