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date item
sep 30 chapter A
sep 30* schedule chapters B, C, D
nov 15 waveforms set 1
dec 15 chapter D
apr 17 waveforms set 2
may 15 chapter H
jun 16 final assessment

*recommended, not hard deadline

Action Items

Wave forms

Due Nov 15

Normal Waveforms (all)

  • Normal Pressure Control Breath
  • Normal Volume Control Square Waveform Breath
  • Normal Volume Control Decelerating Waveform Breath
  • Normal Volume Targeted Breath
  • Normal Passive Expiration
  • Normal Pressure Support Breath

Maneuvers (all)

  • Plateau pressure (Pplat) measurement
  • Serial Measurement of Pplat at different PEEP levels
  • Measurement of Static Compliance
  • Measurement of Inspiratory Resistance
  • Calculating Tau
  • Measurement of zero autoPEEP
  • Measurement of AutoPEEP >2 cmH2O

Features Concerning for the Presence of autoPEEP (>=1 of any of)

  • Unequal Areas of Flow-Time Curve
  • Persistent End Expiratory Flow
  • Ineffective Triggering - if submitting as feature of autoPEEP, please also submit screen showing measured autoPEEP

Expiratory Asynchronies (all)

  • Active expiration
  • AutoPEEP (as noted above) and Management

Trigger Asynchronies (all)

  • Autotrigger and Management
  • Ineffective Trigger and Management
  • Reverse Trigger and Management
  • Double Trigger and Management

Due Apr 17

Flow Asynchronies (all)

  • Flow Starvation on Pressure Control and Management
  • Flow Starvation on Volume Control Decelerating Waveform and Management
  • Flow Starvation on Volume Targeted and Management

Cycle Asynchronies (all)

  • Premature Cycling on Pressure Control and Management
  • Premature Cycling on Volume Control and Management
  • Delayed Cycling on Pressure Control and Management
  • Delayed Cycling on Volume Control and Management

Other Cases and Maneuvers (>=2 of)

  • Breath Termination on Pressure Support Ventilation (PSV) - Expiratory Sensitivity (ESENS) adjustment for patient on PSV * <todo>Recruitment-Inflation Ratio Measurement * <todo>Increased Pressure-Time Product
  • Dynamic Airway Collapse During Exhalation
  • APRV
  • Esophageal Manometry Guiding PEEP Titration
  • Low-Flow Pressure Volume Loop
  • Mechanical Ventilation on VV ECMO
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