This session focuses on acute respiratory failure (hypoxemic, hypercapnic), and newer variants of respiratory failure (H1N1, H5N1, and MERS: Middle East Respiratory Virus), all of which may lead to Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS). The pathophysiology of ARDS, available ventilator strategies and up-to-date, evidence-based medical management of these conditions is described. [75 minutes]
Key Content:
- Review: Anatomy and Physiology of Lungs
- Pathophysiology of Acute Respiratory Failure: Hypoxemic, Hypercapnic, Mixed
- Emerging Respiratory Pathologies: H1N1, H5N1, Middle East Respiratory Virus (MERS)
- Pathophysiology of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS): Berlin Definition of ARDS
- Ventilator Strategies: Pressure Control Ventilation, Low Tidal Volume (Vt), and Positive End Expiratory Pressure (PEEP), ARDSnet Protocol
- Medical Management and Supplemental Strategies: Permissive Hypercapnia, Airway Pressure Release Ventilation (APRV), High Frequency Oscillatory Ventilation (HFOV), Inhaled Prostacyclin, The Prone Position, Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO)
- Future Research