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Acute Respiratory Failure

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53m
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Another excellent presentation in John Serginson's series on the topic of 'respiratory'. Enjoy this comprehensive and practical session on different types of acute respiratory failure, with stories and anecdotes to highlight issues that patients with these conditions face on a daily basis. Covers: normal and abnormal spirometry, the mechanisms behind dyspnoea, and signs and symptoms of acute respiratory failure.

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John Serginson has been a nurse practitioner in respiratory care at the Caboolture Hospital since 2010. He completed his nurse practitioner master's degree at the University of Queensland (UQ) with clinical training at The Prince Charles Hospital, and is an adjunct lecturer in the UQ School of Nursing and Midwifery. With 33 years’ experience as a nurse (over 20 in respiratory care), his research interests include domiciliary oxygen, inhaled therapy and COPD models of care.
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CPD time53m
First Published14 June 2018
Updated21 October 2020
Expires
29 September 2023
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Topics
Respiratory
Critical Care
Emergency
Clinical Assessment
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