PULMONARY

Anatomy and Physiology

• Oxygen Delivery (DO2)
• Oxygen-Hemoglobin Dissociation Curve
• Alveolar-Arterial (A-a) Gradient
• Lung Volumes

Pulmonary Pathology

• Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)
• Atelectasis
• Pulmonary Aspiration
• Pleural Effusion
• Hemothorax (HTX)
• Pneumothorax (PTX)
• Thoracostomy Tube (Chest Tube)

Non-Invasive Support

• Pulmonary Hygiene (Pulmonary Toilet)
• Supplemental Oxygenation
• Non-Invasive Ventilation (CPAP/BiPAP)

Mechanical Ventilation

• Ventilator Settings
• Ventilator Modes
• Ventilator Management
• Ventilator Volume Loops
• Prone Positioning
• Lung Recruitment Maneuvers
• Airway Pressures
• Patient-Ventilator Dyssynchrony
• Complications of Mechanical Ventilation
• Ventilator-Induced Lung Injury (VILI)
• Dynamic Hyperinflation (DHI)
• Ventilator Liberation

Emergency Airway

• Rapid Sequence Intubation (RSI)
• Airway Assessment
• Cricothyroidotomy
• Needle Cricothyroidotomy

Tracheostomy

• Tracheostomy
• Open Tracheostomy (Technique)
• Percutaneous Tracheostomy (Technique)
• Tracheostomy Care and Long-Term Ventilator Weaning
• Tracheostomy: Accidental Decannulation/Dislodgement
• Tracheostomy: Bleeding and Tracheoinnominate Fistula (TIF)

Pharmacology

• Inhaled Pulmonary Vasodilators