About This Course
Respiratory Therapists are important for the safe monitoring of mechanically ventilated patients. Applying imaging techniques such as electrical impedance tomography (EIT) and ultrasound to mechanically ventilated patients is gaining popularity in literature. This lecture will discuss these techniques and where Respiratory Therapists play a key role. This presentation was previously released as part of the 2019 AARC Current Topic educational series.
**Please note that all programs require the participant to view the entire program prior to taking the final quiz and obtaining a course certificate.**
Explain what is meant by Visualizing Mechanical Ventilation
Describe current and emerging methods to visualize ventilation and their clinical implications
Describe the ongoing role of the Respiratory Therapist in Visualizing Mechanical Ventilation
Chapters
Visualizing Mechanical Ventilation
Speaker Information
- Thomas Piraino, RRT, FAARC
Approved CRCE Hours
1.00
Category
Advertisement