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Spring 2027
The Applied Physiology of Mechanical Ventilation
Examines the intersection of respiratory physiology and ventilator engineering, focusing on patient-ventilator interactions, ventilation trade-offs, and the scientific and ethical controversies of the ARDSNet trial.
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Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 Steven Cattapan
Summary
What you’ll be able to do
Demonstrate knowledge of respiratory system physiology and mechanics
Demonstrate familiarity with how ventilators have been engineered
Compare and contrast how patients and ventilators interact with each other in a variety of modes of mechanical ventilation and in a variety of disease states
Apply understanding of mechanical ventilation to appraise lessons from ARDSNet trial
Describe ethical and scientific challenges in establishing an appropriate control group for a clinical trial
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Course mapMED SC-M 810, 811, 812, and 813
MEDICINE 905
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Professors
Spring 2027Historical instructors & teaching patterns
STEVEN CATTAPAN is recorded teaching in Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
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| Section | Mode | Enrolled / capacity | Waitlist |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEC 008 | Classroom Instruction | 0 / 8 | 0 |
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the class
Focus on the intersection between the physiology of the respiratory system and the mechanical engineering of ventilators, with particular attention to patient-ventilator interactions. Investigate the important physiologic trade-offs inherent in various strategies of mechanical ventilation. Apply these principles to patients with and without underlying pulmonary disease. Finally, evaluate a landmark study on tidal volume in ARDS, with particular attention to the scientific and ethical controversies that surround the trial. This course involves a modicum of physics and math.
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Topics
- Respiratory system physiology
- Ventilator mechanical engineering
- Patient-ventilator interactions
- Mechanical ventilation strategies and trade-offs
- ARDS tidal volume studies
- Scientific and ethical controversies in clinical trials
Skills
- Respiratory physiology and mechanics
- Ventilator engineering principles
- Analysis of patient-ventilator interactions
- Appraisal of clinical trials (ARDSNet)
- Ethical and scientific evaluation of clinical trial design
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The Applied Physiology of Mechanical Ventilation
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