RT Book, Section
A1 Hess, Dean R.
A1 Kacmarek, Robert M.
SR Print(0)
ID 1121735911
T1 Humidification and the Ventilator Circuit
T2 Essentials of Mechanical Ventilation, 3e
YR 2014
FD 2014
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071771511
LK accessanesthesiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1121735911
RD 2024/04/19
AB ObjectivesExplain  why  humidification  of  the  inspired  gas  is  necessary  during  mechanical  ventilation.Compare  and  passive  humidification.Discuss  issues  related  to  the  ventilator  circuit  and  gas  delivery  to  the  patient.Describe  why  circuit  compressible  volume  is  an  important  consideration  during  mechanical  ventilation.Discuss  the  appropriate  role  of  alarms  during  mechanical  ventilation.