Chapter 2 | Fundamentals of Mechanical Ventilation
Chapter Outline
2.0 Chapter Overview
2.1 Ventilators: The Basics
2.2 The Physiology of a Mechanically Delivered Breath
2.3 A Brief History of Control and Spontaneous Modes
2.4 Phase Variables: Control vs. Spontaneously Initiated Breaths
2.5 Oxygen on a Ventilator: Setting the FiO2
2.6 Supplemental Oxygen and Mechanical Ventilation
2.7 The Relationship between PEEP and FiO2
2.8 Basic Ventilation Modes. The Ventilation “Family Tree”
2.9 Ventilation Modes: “Alphabet Soup”
2.10 Settings and Definitions
2.11 Ventilator Settings Table
2.12 Conclusion
2.13 Self-Check
