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Demystifying Ventilator Modes: It’s Not That Complicated! Part 2

Demystifying Ventilator Modes: It’s Not That Complicated! Part 2

by Michael Schauf, RRT-NPS | Dec 8, 2022 | Articles, Featured Articles

Understanding acronyms and how they describe modes is essential when managing a mechanically ventilated patient.

Respiratory Syncytial Virus: It’s the Season

Respiratory Syncytial Virus: It’s the Season

by Michael Schauf, RRT-NPS | Oct 27, 2021 | Articles, Featured Articles

Respiratory Syncytial Virus symptoms are usually mild and will often resemble a common cold in adults and healthy children.

Demystifying Ventilator Modes: It’s Not That Complicated!

Demystifying Ventilator Modes: It’s Not That Complicated!

by Michael Schauf, RRT-NPS | Aug 31, 2021 | Articles, Featured Articles

How do you best determine an initial ventilator mode? Is the patient on the most appropriate mode at the present time? How many modes are available on a specific ventilator?

How Important Is Cuff Pressure?

How Important Is Cuff Pressure?

by Michael Schauf, RRT-NPS | Jun 21, 2021 | Articles, Featured Articles

Learn about how serious complications can occur from improper pressure when sealing an airway cuff in the trachea.

Clamp the ET Tube!

Clamp the ET Tube!

by Michael Schauf, RRT-NPS | Feb 18, 2021 | Articles, Featured Articles

COVID-19 has called attention to the dangers of ventilator circuit disconnects.

Asthma: Pathophysiology and Prehospital Management

Asthma: Pathophysiology and Prehospital Management

by Michael Schauf, RRT-NPS | Oct 16, 2020 | Articles, Featured Articles

Asthma is a serious life-threating condition that can present benignly one minute and turn into respiratory failure in a heartbeat.

Why Not BiPAP?

Why Not BiPAP?

by Michael Schauf, RRT-NPS | Jul 28, 2020 | Articles, Featured Articles

Many factors go into the equation for deciding between CPAP and BiPAP for a patient.

Cystic Fibrosis: What It Is and How We Treat It

Cystic Fibrosis: What It Is and How We Treat It

by Michael Schauf, RRT-NPS | Jun 12, 2020 | Articles, Featured Articles

Understanding the complicated disease of Cystic Fibrosis will help you provide better initial care and assessment.

Emphysema: What You Need to Know

Emphysema: What You Need to Know

by Michael Schauf, RRT-NPS | Apr 3, 2020 | Articles, Featured Articles

Typically, patients with emphysema have good lung compliance but exhibit poor lung elastance.

High-Flow Nasal Cannula: It’s Not Just a Bunch of Hot Air!

High-Flow Nasal Cannula: It’s Not Just a Bunch of Hot Air!

by Michael Schauf, RRT-NPS | Feb 19, 2020 | Articles, Featured Articles

Why the early application of high-flow nasal cannula in the appropriate patient population is an ideal way to meet the patient’s inspiratory flow demand.

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