Course Code: REL-PAC-0-CARF
Hours: 1
Type: Online Course
Content Expiration Date: 12/31/2024
Learning Objectives:
Describe the differences between acute and chronic respiratory failure.
Identify at least two causes of and risk factors for ARF.
Identify at least two early warning signs for ARF.
Discuss prevention and treatment strategies to minimize ARF.
Describe the role of mechanical ventilation in treating ARF.
Outline:
Section 1: Introduction
About This Course
Learning Objectives
Section 2: An Overview of Acute Respiratory Failure
Overview of Gas Exchange
Extra-Pulmonary: Central Nervous System and Breathing
Review
Respiratory Failure
Types of Respiratory Failure
Acute vs. Chronic Respiratory Failure
Acute Respiratory Failure
Chronic Respiratory Failure
Risk Factors for Respiratory Failure
Warning Signs
Complications
Evaluation/Assessment for Acute Respiratory Failure
Mr. Lopez
Mrs. Griffin
Summary
Section 3: Prevention and Intervention
Early Warning Systems
Prevention
Interventions
Pharmacologic Interventions
Respiratory Acidosis and Alkalosis
Hypokalemia and Hypocalcemia
Managing Respiratory Distress with Mechanical Ventilation
Noninvasive Positive-Pressure Ventilation
Invasive Positive Pressure Ventilation
Revisiting Mr. Lopez
Common Modes of Ventilation
Care of the Ventilated Individual
Tracheostomy
Review
Summary
Section 4: Conclusion
Course Summary
Course Contributors
References
Congratulations!
Instructor: William Binder, MD, MA FACEP
Bill joined APS in 2014 and Relias in 2017. He is the company's director of Emergency Medicine. He is responsible for content development and assessment in the broad field of Emergency Medicine. Prior to APS, Bill was an attending at Massachusetts General Hospital and assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at Harvard Medical School for 17 years and was actively involved in operations, quality and safety, and infection control. He is currently an Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine at Brown University and an attending in EM at Brown's teaching hospitals.
Bill earned his Bachelor's degree at University of Pennsylvania, a Master's in the History of Science at Harvard University, and obtained his Medical Degree from George Washington University. He completed residencies in both Emergency Medicine and Internal Medicine at Brown and is board certified in both fields.
Staff Writer: Kimberly Workman, MA
Ms. Workman is an Instructional Designer at Relias. She has a Master of Arts in Technology and Communication, as well as graduate certificates in Public Health, Epidemiology, and Digital Communications. Ms. Workman has a background in writing and designing online continuing medical education for physicians and other health professionals on multiple educational platforms, including web-based, game-based, and immersive learning environments. She has also used simulation training extensively to connect learning to real-world environments.
Target Audience:
The target audience for this course is: Nurses; Respiratory Therapists; in the following settings: Post-Acute Care.
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To earn continuing education credit for this course you must achieve a passing score of 80% on the post-test and complete the course evaluation.
Course Delivery Method and Format
Asynchronous Distance Learning with interactivity which includes quizzes with questions/answers, and posttests.