Education
This Critical Care in Obstetrics Online Course topic consists of the following:
Pre-test Quiz
Lecture
Lecture Slides
Post-test Quiz
Upon completion of the components in this topic, the learner will be able to:
1.Discuss the physiologic changes of pregnancy that affect the respiratory system
2.Identify the most common causes of respiratory distress in pregnancy
3.Provide appropriate guidance to ICU staff for caring for a pregnant patient requiring mechanical ventilation
4.Recognize impending respiratory failure.
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Respiratory Failure in Pregnancy Pre-Test Quiz
5 Questions | 1 attempt | 0/5 points to pass
5 Questions | 1 attempt | 0/5 points to pass
Respiratory Failure in Pregnancy Lecture
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Open to view video.
Lecturer:
Cornelia Graves, MD
University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center, College of Medicine
Nashville and Tennessee Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Nashville, TN
There are no conflicts of interest to disclose.
Lecture Objectives
1. Understand respiratory physiology of pregnancy
2. Recognize impending respiratory failure
3. Provide temporizing measures to support oxygenation
4. Generate a differential diagnosis for the etiology of respiratory failure
5. Provide appropriate guidance to respiratory therapy and ICU staff to assure ventilation
of pregnant people.
Respiratory Failure in Pregnancy Lecture Slides
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Open to download resource.
Respiratory Failure in Pregnancy Case Study
5 Questions | 1 attempt | 0/5 points to pass
5 Questions | 1 attempt | 0/5 points to pass
