Acute Respiratory Failure
CPD
53m
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Lecture Overview
Another excellent presentation in John Serginson's series on the topic of 'respiratory'. Enjoy this comprehensive and practical session on different types of acute respiratory failure, with stories and anecdotes to highlight issues that patients with these conditions face on a daily basis. Covers: normal and abnormal spirometry, the mechanisms behind dyspnoea, and signs and symptoms of acute respiratory failure.
Educators
John Serginson
John Serginson has been a nurse practitioner: respiratory care at the Caboolture Hospital since 2010. He completed his nurse practitioner master's degree at the University of Queensland (UQ) with clinical training at The Prince Charles Hospital. He is an adjunct lecturer in the UQ School of Nursing and Midwifery. With 29 years’ experience as a nurse (16 in respiratory care), his research interests include domiciliary oxygen, inhaled therapy and COPD models of care. See Educator Profile
Reviews
4.7
41 Total Rating(s)
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Jayden Moye
Very informative and interesting
Philippa marriott
Great education thank you
NICK PEARSON
Good module, very interesting
Virginia Dixon
A really good resource. Thank you with a wonderful presenter who makes complicated things so simple and brings you back to basics and empowers you with things you can do to help in a general nursing setting.
Matthew lawrence
Excellent Review.
Louise D'Cruze
Excellent presentation, engaging and easy to follow. Lots of great nursing assessment related information & terrific presenter.
Alice jackson
This lecture looks at abnormal ventilation both restrictive and obstructive. It also outlines normal spirometry verses abnormal spirometry patterns, the signs and symptoms of acute respiratory failure including dyspnoea and couch. The red flag features are also outlined including haemoptysis, smoking, dyspnoea, substantial sputum production, fever, weightless, fatigue, GORD, feeding difficulties and reoccur ant pneumonia. It is also important to identify a patients triggers- allergens, irritants, reflux, medications, stress, exercise, cold air/weather.
ranjit thomas
very good
APEL MAHMUD
Very helpful and lively discussion.
Jenna He
This is the knowledge that I have been searching for to support my work! It is very empowering! Thanks.