MedEd Bytes
A byte-sized video series to help you learn about the safe and effective use of therapies in patient monitoring and respiratory interventions
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MedEd Bytes is a video series that offers a quick and digestible learning format that can help solidify your understanding of different therapies leveraged in patient monitoring and respiratory interventions. In this series, we’ll cover topics such as capnography waveforms, the technology behind pulse oximetry, ventilator breath delivery, and more. Start watching the series below.
MedEd Bytes series:
- Bispectral Index™ monitoring
- INVOS™ monitoring in the neonatal intensive care unit
- McGRATH™ MAC video laryngoscope
- NICU airway management
- Out-of-hospital remote patient monitoring
- Pulse oximetry and equitable monitoring
- Remote wearable monitoring
- Understanding capnography waveforms
- Ventilator breath delivery
Bispectral Index™ monitoring
In this MedEd Bytes series, we learn about the application of BIS™ monitoring to ensure adequate depth of anesthesia for a patient under general anesthesia.
INVOS™ monitoring in the neonatal intensive care unit
In this MedEd Bytes series, we discuss the application of regional oximetry in critically ill neonatal patients.
McGRATH™ MAC video laryngoscope
The McGRATH™ MAC video laryngoscope is proven to improve first time success rate,1,2 and potentially lessen hemodynamic response to intubation3,4 when compared to the traditional direct visualization technique. In this MedEd Bytes series, we learn about the application of the McGRATH™ MAC video laryngoscope to improve intubation success.
NICU airway management
This concise video series offers offers one-to three-minute training training snippets, focusing on essential topics for NICU airway management. Gain practical guidance and easy steps to optimize your use of the SonarMed™ system with our quick and informative training videos.
Out-of-hospital remote patient monitoring
Out-of-hospital remote patient monitoring is the electronic collection of patient physiological measurements (such as blood pressure, weight, heart rate, temperature, respiratory rate, or blood glucose levels) outside of traditional health care settings.5 The primary objective of remote patient monitoring is often earlier recognition of deterioration, mostly in patients with chronic diseases.6
Pulse oximetry and equitable monitoring
During the COVID-19 pandemic clinicians published several studies showing that pulse oximetry readings, which rely on light absorption technology, can overestimate arterial saturation in patients with dark skin pigmentation.7–10 Additionally, evidence showed that these inaccuracies place patients at risk for delayed or missed treatment.8 While pulse oximetry bias in patients with dark skin pigmentation had been documented for decades,11 these new studies provided additional information on the clinical significance of racial bias in pulse oximetry. This, in turn, has triggered a new discussion of approaches to evaluate the performance of pulse oximeters.12
Remote wearable monitoring
In this MedEd Bytes series, we assess the challenges impacting hospitals and healthcare practitioners today and discuss how wearables, remote monitoring, and continuous monitoring can help.
Understanding capnography waveforms
Capnography measures ventilation, which reflects the effectiveness of breathing and is represented by a waveform graphic of each breath in real time. But what do different waveforms look like, and how can they be interpreted? This series starts by explaining normal capnography waveforms before showing examples of unique scenarios involving apnea, hypoventilation, and more.
Ventilator breath delivery
In this educational series, we discuss the different modes of ventilation, triggering and cycling, ventilator patterns, as well as features and software options unique to the Puritan Bennett™ 980 ventilator.†