MSHIMA | Acute Respiratory Failure

Overview:

Clinical Disease Processes for Chronic Conditions Webinar Series

Objective:
To provide an overview of the clinical disease processes for Acute and Chronic Respiratory Failure

Goals:
To describe the characteristics seen in patients with Acute and Chronic Respiratory Failure
To define the different types of Acute and Chronic Respiratory Failure
To describe the differences between hypoxia vs. hypercapnia
To learn how to apply the outcomes of ABG measurements
To understand the meaning of P/F ratio and how to link it to a diagnosis of Acute or Chronic Respiratory Failure

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Published:

April 22, 2019

CEU:

1 CEU – Clinical Foundations

Speaker:

Jessica Sime, MD