Ventilators

What kind of interview? Going into an ICU? They'll teach you what you need to know. Interviewing for an anesthesia program? You should already have a firm grasp on "the basics".

Heres a list of some websites as well as a pulmonary phys book that I used for study. This by no means covers everything but I think that I should just about cover everything that you will need to know for interviews. Good luck and let me know if theres any more questions I can answer about the interview process.

Sect. 4, Ch. 1: Lung Volumes and Capacities

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eMedicine - Ventilator Management : Article by Allon Amitai, MD

Newer Modes Of Ventilation

Amazon.com: Respiratory Physiology: The Essentials (Respiratory Physiology: The Essentials (West)): Books: John B West

What kind of interview? Going into an ICU? They'll teach you what you need to know. Interviewing for an anesthesia program? You should already have a firm grasp on "the basics".

Interview for CRNA program....

great links - thanks!

Interview for CRNA program....

you should know vent management in and out before you are sitting for a CRNA interview. That is, unless you worked in an icu that never handled vents....

At my hospital, the RTs handle the vents. I know the basics of modes and such, but there is definitely more that I can learn. So I brushed up by asking RTs and MDs specific questions about things that I didn't understand. I also came up with case scenarios and asked what they would do in those circumstances. In my interview, I told the panel that I work with vented patients on a regular basis, but I was not asked any questions on vent management.