beginner

VPMCTS 10: Optimize oxygenation using PEEP and FiO2. Get an introduction to ventilator-induced lung injury.

VPMCTS 9: Treat hypercarbia by increasing minute ventilation. Examine the trade-offs of auto-PEEP, increased plateau pressure, and truncated inspiration.

VPMCTS 5: Understand the mechanics of patient-triggered breaths in assist and assist/control, pressure support, and IMV and SIMV modes.

VPMCTS 3: Explore the advantages and disadvantages of pressure and volume control, with a focus on changes in the patient's pulmonary compliance.

VPMCTS 2: Explore the physiology of compliance and resistance, use peak and plateau pressures for clinical diagnosis, and avoid auto-PEEP.

VPMCTS 1: Build a basic model ventilator, and use Ohm's law to understand the pressure- and flow-time behaviors of pressure control and volume control modes.