More respiratory for visual learners

Many of the following videos have more than one part. If you like the first part, look for the other parts once you're in YouTube. They should be listed nearby.

• Respiratory system (good overview)
• Gas exchange
• Microanatomy of the lungs
• Intubation during general anesthesia
• Mechanical ventilation
• Ventilator types and modes
• Mechanics of breathing
• Oxygen transport
• CO2 transport
• Flail chest - paradoxical breathing
• Chest tube insertion/pneumothorax
• Tracheostomy dressing change
• Tracheal suctioning
• Understanding COPD
  

Respiratory resources

Need a little refresher on ABGs? Here are a couple good links:

• ABG interpretation quiz
• ABG tutorial

Here's another good one:

• Pulmonary system (CCM tutorial)

The above links are on Bonnie Boss' Test Bank, along with lots of NCLEX practice.

Also, don't forget to check out Bromme's old N7 lectures. There are two good PowerPoint presentations there on the respiratory system.

Oxyhemoglobin dissociation curve links:

• Interactive tool
• The curve described

For visual learners

Videos you might find interesting...

• PCI (stenting)
• LVAD (left ventricular assist device)
• VADs for lifetime use
• VAD how it works
• CABG surgery (patient education)
• Bypass surgery
• Actual CABG surgery
• CAD treatment lifestyle changes
• Myocardial infarction
• Internal jugular vein catheter insertion
• Atrial fibrillation
• PR Interval
• Basic gross anatomy of the heart
• Cardiac cycle
• Myocardial infarction
• T wave inversion (diagnostic MI)
• ST elevation (MI)
• Understanding heart disease
• Cholesterol
• What is a heart attack?
• What is angina?
• Congestive heart failure
• Understanding cholesterol
• Emergency echocardiography

Plus...
Nursing 7 stuff on Docushare (C. Bromme, RN, MSN)

hemodynamics

Links to some handy resources:

• Swan-Ganz catheterization (article)
• Swan-Ganz catheters (article)
• Hemodynamics (article)
• Pressure changes (same as image above)
• Catheter placement (image)
• The catheter (image)
• Hemodynamic insufficiency
• Nurse Bob's hemodynamic overview (article)
• Hemodynamic monitoring (interactive)
• Good instructional videos -- scroll down to "hemodynamic monitoring" and "PA line insertion"

EKGs

Link here for EKG fun!

• EKG quizzers #1 and #2
• ECG rules quiz
• Six-second ECG (dynamic simulator)
• Waves (illustration)
• Remember the J point? (illustration)
• Cardiac rhythm interpretation
• ECG patterns in MI (image from heart attack treatment)
• What is wrong with this EKG? (a colorful printable pdf)