Respiratory Therapy - Why Is V/Q Ratio Important?

In this video we breakdown shunt vs deadspace in relations to V/Q ratio. What is a shunt? What is deadspace? How does shunt and deadspace affect my V/Q ratio?
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  • @ICUAdvantage
    @ICUAdvantage4 жыл бұрын

    Remembering the difference between shunt and deadspace used to drive me crazy!!

  • @RespiratoryCoach

    @RespiratoryCoach

    4 жыл бұрын

    SAME! So hard to keep straight as a student and new grad.

  • @Made_in_VT
    @Made_in_VT10 ай бұрын

    Much appreciated...you've been so helpful the past year by making complicated lectures much easier to understand.

  • @RespiratoryCoach

    @RespiratoryCoach

    10 ай бұрын

    Awesome! Love to hear that you find the channel helpful! Thank you so much for watching and kindly commenting.

  • @adrianevans1507
    @adrianevans15072 жыл бұрын

    Bud, you are an absolute genius! I watched 4 other videos before finding yours, 1 of those videos I watched three time and didn’t get it. Your explanation is superb. Best videos on KZread 👌

  • @RespiratoryCoach

    @RespiratoryCoach

    2 жыл бұрын

    Awesome! Glad it made sense! Thanks for watching and kindly commenting.

  • @mitchkrdr
    @mitchkrdr3 жыл бұрын

    You are my go-to person for all these confusing topics! My mind is blown away!

  • @deborah18
    @deborah182 жыл бұрын

    I haven't even watched this yet and I know it'll be good! You're a gem and deserve way more views. I'm an aspiring CRNA who has always struggled with ventilatory settings and the respiratory system. You have helped me greatly with understanding these concepts! Thank you!

  • @georgecamarena6329
    @georgecamarena63293 жыл бұрын

    You make me understand everything so much better especially now through covid .. thanks man you’re making a difference

  • @beckybarnett2066
    @beckybarnett20662 жыл бұрын

    I just shared this video with two of my favorite critical care RN's (Abbey and Robert). They are studying for the CCRN exam. This information is part of the study material and practice exam. Thanks again, Joe! ❤ your videos.

  • @RespiratoryCoach

    @RespiratoryCoach

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for sharing, Becky! I appreciate you!

  • @larisalaniak3312
    @larisalaniak3312 Жыл бұрын

    I have NEVER understood this concept until now....bless you!!!! :)

  • @frankmaggio4328
    @frankmaggio4328 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you for making this and your other videos. I have 25 yrs invested in Nursing. Almost all in the ER, including travel contracts @ Level 1 & 2 trauma centers. I have to be honest , I was always taught "Bag and call RT" & "Let RT handle the vent, you handle the rest". Well that all changed when I took a travel contract in a small town in Northern NY. "What do you mean 'I' have to work the ventilator?" Well the luxury of having RT at my beckon call is over. Having RT in the building overnight it's not a thing here so I'm having to learn after these yrs. This video ROCKS!!!!!! Thanks for putting what I already know into an even better format. I'm definitely going to use your breakdown when I teach new Nurses.

  • @fishingsouls4christceoofgi614
    @fishingsouls4christceoofgi6142 жыл бұрын

    My daily dose of growing! Thankyou Coach 🌻

  • @immii14
    @immii142 ай бұрын

    Theeeeee best video out thereeeeee ….. cnt stress enuf .was sitting with ma material for an hr and he explained it soooooooooo beautifully. Thanks tou u for ur time. And effort

  • @karencorrales9810
    @karencorrales98108 ай бұрын

    Thank YOU so much for this!! This was extremely helpful in understanding this topic. I was able to answer all the questions correctly!

  • @waledkt0077
    @waledkt0077 Жыл бұрын

    When i am lost in respiratory knowledge i just dive into your channel to get some ventilation Thanks a lot

  • @sarahcollins8273
    @sarahcollins8273 Жыл бұрын

    This is so incredibly helpful, thank you!!

  • @jasonvega1057
    @jasonvega10572 жыл бұрын

    Thank you SO much for clearing this up for me!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @bereketgde20
    @bereketgde203 жыл бұрын

    Man! You simplified it to the simplest form! No longer a mismatch in my understanding of V/Q mismatch😁. Taken care of. Thank you genius🙏

  • @RespiratoryCoach

    @RespiratoryCoach

    3 жыл бұрын

    Awesome, Bereket! Glad it made sense and thank you for watching!!!

  • @irenes3971
    @irenes3971 Жыл бұрын

    Ur lecture is awesome! Hit the key points and easy to understand! Love them! Thank u very much!

  • @kennethweiss9068
    @kennethweiss90683 жыл бұрын

    Excellent again coach! Thank you!

  • @gihansaleh3721
    @gihansaleh37213 жыл бұрын

    Very simplified and amazing explanation thank you so much for your effort

  • @mhairiboyd7712
    @mhairiboyd77123 жыл бұрын

    This was invaluable! Thank you for simplifying what can appear to be an over complicated topic. 👍🏻

  • @RespiratoryCoach

    @RespiratoryCoach

    3 жыл бұрын

    Glad you found it helpful! Thank you for watching and commenting!!!

  • @Megan-uw9xj
    @Megan-uw9xj Жыл бұрын

    OMG...thank u for simplifying it!!!

  • @FullTraderAlchemist
    @FullTraderAlchemist2 жыл бұрын

    Your channel is RESPIRATORY THERAPIST UNIVERSITY. I am watching your videos every single day.

  • @RespiratoryCoach

    @RespiratoryCoach

    2 жыл бұрын

    Great comment! Thank you very much for watching and perhaps naming my next project!

  • @pulmovista500guidedaprv2
    @pulmovista500guidedaprv22 жыл бұрын

    What an excellent way to explain it. Thanks. I'll use this way to explain it to students.

  • @beckybarnett2066
    @beckybarnett20663 жыл бұрын

    Excellent presentation! Thank you.

  • @keyannacurtis9252
    @keyannacurtis92523 жыл бұрын

    Explanation was informative but funny at the same time, just the way you explain it. But, I got it now. Thanks! It may just be my sense of humor.

  • @annettehall1569
    @annettehall1569 Жыл бұрын

    Where were you when I was a respiratory student? You're amazing!!!!

  • @myrlwallace9012
    @myrlwallace90123 жыл бұрын

    Thanks! Your presentation was amazing and simple. It made sense in an awesomely easy way to understand and remember.

  • @RespiratoryCoach

    @RespiratoryCoach

    3 жыл бұрын

    Cool! Thank you for watching!

  • @brindamohabir8432
    @brindamohabir84323 жыл бұрын

    He makes every topic so easy

  • @helenosawe6327
    @helenosawe63272 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much, very helpful.

  • @christinabrueggemann2829
    @christinabrueggemann28292 жыл бұрын

    Very very helpful!! Thank you

  • @Miks2092
    @Miks20922 ай бұрын

    Crystal clear explanations😊

  • @angelandbryan
    @angelandbryan4 жыл бұрын

    This was brilliantly explained. Thank you!

  • @RespiratoryCoach

    @RespiratoryCoach

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thanks, Angel! Appreciate the feedback and you watching!

  • @MrMusiq2
    @MrMusiq23 жыл бұрын

    Wow....you just helped me tremendously!

  • @amine3226
    @amine32263 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much!!! You literally made my day!

  • @RespiratoryCoach

    @RespiratoryCoach

    3 жыл бұрын

    Awe...you made my day with this comment! Thanks for watching!

  • @bonnytoufic2936
    @bonnytoufic293611 ай бұрын

    I always had problems with these two. Thanks for making it easy.

  • @RespiratoryCoach

    @RespiratoryCoach

    11 ай бұрын

    Thank you for watching and commenting!

  • @WebForte
    @WebForte2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much sir,, learned a lot from Respiratory coach❤

  • @shmilyx007
    @shmilyx0073 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much for the great explanations!

  • @RespiratoryCoach

    @RespiratoryCoach

    3 жыл бұрын

    You're very welcome!

  • @shaydelre1898
    @shaydelre18983 жыл бұрын

    I must be at that point in school when I'm about to be tested on this, so without missing a beat, here I am! I'm totally getting some merch also once I get my tax refund! Thank you again!! -Shay

  • @petu6inka
    @petu6inka3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks a lot ! Awesome explanation as always :)

  • @RespiratoryCoach

    @RespiratoryCoach

    3 жыл бұрын

    Glad you liked it!

  • @rejinashahiregmi285
    @rejinashahiregmi2853 жыл бұрын

    Please do class on ventilations dyssynchrony....it would be so helpful....

  • @vickyk.m9596
    @vickyk.m95964 жыл бұрын

    As always you Rock!!!

  • @RespiratoryCoach

    @RespiratoryCoach

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thanks again, Vicky!!!

  • @hoganel79
    @hoganel792 жыл бұрын

    I'm telling everyone in my class to watch your videos!

  • @RespiratoryCoach

    @RespiratoryCoach

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you! I appreciate the support! Thanks a ton for watching and kindly commenting!

  • @rondelking6596
    @rondelking65963 жыл бұрын

    Again, solid video. Makes so much sense from a practical standpoint. Can you make a video about how chest wall compliance/elastance can affect V/Q?

  • @RespiratoryCoach

    @RespiratoryCoach

    3 жыл бұрын

    On the list! Stay tuned! Thank you for watching!

  • @morganice7816
    @morganice78164 жыл бұрын

    You are literally the only thing getting me through the next 9 days before my exit exam 😅 THANK YOU!

  • @RespiratoryCoach

    @RespiratoryCoach

    4 жыл бұрын

    9 days! Go be great, Morgan! THANK YOU for watching and commenting.

  • @RespiratoryCoach

    @RespiratoryCoach

    4 жыл бұрын

    And you are very welcome!

  • @morganice7816

    @morganice7816

    4 жыл бұрын

    Respiratory Coach doing my best! This COVID crisis in Bergen County NJ is making exams harder and harder but literally these videos are saving me and most of my respiratory therapy class. No joke. You are awesome 😂

  • @taesarauw8374
    @taesarauw83744 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much for all your knowledge and informative info on this channel! Such a tremendous great help! Can you please make a video on aerosols , humidifiers, vibrating mesh, ultrasonic neb, wick, HME. Questions would ask which one to use and it’s a bit confusing. THANKS!

  • @RespiratoryCoach

    @RespiratoryCoach

    4 жыл бұрын

    You're very welcome, and I sure can!! Coming soon!

  • @leejasamuel9526
    @leejasamuel9526 Жыл бұрын

    Excellent

  • @shanshan8113
    @shanshan81133 жыл бұрын

    Subscribed!

  • @danielkeleta2263
    @danielkeleta22634 жыл бұрын

    thank you u are amazing .

  • @RespiratoryCoach

    @RespiratoryCoach

    4 жыл бұрын

    Hey, Daniel. You are very, very welcome. Thank you for watching and leaving the kind comment. ❤️

  • @itstisha9858
    @itstisha98582 жыл бұрын

    Two videos I watched said that normal ventilation to perfusion ratio is 0.8 is that incorrect? Very great video by the way!

  • @thetruthhowiseeitbeylife4492
    @thetruthhowiseeitbeylife4492 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you

  • @jkl1672
    @jkl16724 жыл бұрын

    Thank you sir.

  • @RespiratoryCoach

    @RespiratoryCoach

    4 жыл бұрын

    You welcome, sir. Thank you for watching and commenting!!!!

  • @nardjissmaroua1480
    @nardjissmaroua14805 ай бұрын

    Hi respiratory coach thanks a lot for this very helpful video I wanted to ask you what happens to co2 in the shunt , do we have hypercapnia along with hypoxemia?

  • @khadijabelqas1408
    @khadijabelqas14083 жыл бұрын

    Thank uuuuuuuu.... can you explain to me control of ventilation.. I failed that test and I’m prepping for the midterm..I would love to understand so I can study it.. thank u again.

  • @llanceend2970
    @llanceend29703 жыл бұрын

    Wow super cool bro

  • @RespiratoryCoach

    @RespiratoryCoach

    3 жыл бұрын

    Glad you liked it, Llance!!!

  • @luzmaalcaraz
    @luzmaalcaraz3 жыл бұрын

    Can we calculate V/Q ratio w/o a V/Q scan? For example, using pt's actual ventilator minute ventilation for the "V" and if hooked up to hemodynamics monitoring, using the Qt value for the "Q?"

  • @hypertekptk
    @hypertekptk3 ай бұрын

    Thanks

  • @mwa_911
    @mwa_911Ай бұрын

    I think in COPD you have decreased V/Q ratio as there is mucus build up inside the alveoli which would hinder adequate ventilation.

  • @yawenli100
    @yawenli1003 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for the videos!

  • @lizl.6874
    @lizl.68744 жыл бұрын

    Totally make sense now for me. Will it make a difference if we knew it is shunting or dead space in managing patients particularly ventilated ones❓

  • @RespiratoryCoach

    @RespiratoryCoach

    4 жыл бұрын

    Absolutely! Shunting will require more PEEP to promote better oxygenation, while an increase in deadspace will require a larger minute ventilation to adequately remove CO2. Hope that helps. Thanks for watching and commenting, Liz.

  • @jomikequillope1150
    @jomikequillope11503 жыл бұрын

    Hey coach! Can you PLEASE make a lecture about SWAN GANZ CATHETER and Hemodynamic Monitoring (CVP, PCWP, PAP)? Thanks in advance coach 😊

  • @RespiratoryCoach

    @RespiratoryCoach

    3 жыл бұрын

    kzread.info/dash/bejne/f2llxK2ag5STc8Y.html

  • @danielt1812
    @danielt18123 жыл бұрын

    I'm really not understanding how COPD can be a condition typically characterised by high V/Q ratio. I've looked up sources that seem to label it with decreased V/Q ratios.

  • @RespiratoryCoach

    @RespiratoryCoach

    3 жыл бұрын

    Hey, Daniel. Thanks for watching and for sharing your thoughts. If you consider the alveolar destruction, which leads to airtrapping and hyperinflated alveoli, in conjunction with pulmonary vasoconstriction caused by the chronic hypoxemia, then the idea of ventilation being in excess of perfusion makes sense. This article might help. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK442016/

  • @catherinemartin494
    @catherinemartin4946 ай бұрын

    Hi I work in ED in Western Australia and have only just found your KZread videos.I am obsessed, they are so informative.I am so gonna be an expert or at least have a much better understanding of respiratory therapy. Thank you Joe

  • @yamlevaharon934
    @yamlevaharon9342 жыл бұрын

    A low V/Q will cause low PaO2 and normal PaCO2, what about high V/Q?

  • @RespiratoryCoach

    @RespiratoryCoach

    2 жыл бұрын

    High CO2 , low O2, but a normal A-a gradient. Interesting stuff! Thanks for asking and watching!

  • @awaisshafi6541
    @awaisshafi65414 жыл бұрын

    What will be V/Q ratio in pneumothorax and pleural effusion

  • @RespiratoryCoach

    @RespiratoryCoach

    4 жыл бұрын

    Both of those diseases create shunts, so your v/q ratio will decrease

  • @awaisshafi6541

    @awaisshafi6541

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thanku 👌

  • @awaisshafi6541

    @awaisshafi6541

    4 жыл бұрын

    And in pulmonary hypertension?

  • @RespiratoryCoach

    @RespiratoryCoach

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@awaisshafi6541 Decreased pulmonary blood flow = ventilation greater than perfusion = deadspace = increased V/Q ratio.

  • @awaisshafi6541

    @awaisshafi6541

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thanku and last question if question says just hypertension? Not mentioning either pulmonary or systemic then general HTN effect will be same as Inc V/Q?

  • @joefrost5415
    @joefrost54152 жыл бұрын

    Small discrepancy at 17:11.... two is greater than one.... your greater than less than sign is backwards. REGARDLESS I AM GRATEFUL FOR YOU. Do you sell any TMC practice exams? Or should I just venmo you some cash???

  • @RespiratoryCoach

    @RespiratoryCoach

    2 жыл бұрын

    LOL...my venmo is always open! Send me an email to respiratorycoach@gmail.com. I'll see what I can put together for you.

  • @tani361
    @tani3613 жыл бұрын

    Why we count numbers in 5 what is the logic

  • @RespiratoryCoach

    @RespiratoryCoach

    3 жыл бұрын

    Hi Tanveer. In this video I used multiples of 5 to simplify the math for the sake of simplifying the concept. It's not always, actually rarely is it multiples of 5 with actual patient data, but the concept remains the same. Thanks for watching and asking this good question!

  • @ginabraun8843
    @ginabraun88433 жыл бұрын

    Great explanation. I'm so distracted by your mannerisms....Are you under the influence of a drug or alcohol in this video? No judgment. Just curious. Lmao

  • @RespiratoryCoach

    @RespiratoryCoach

    3 жыл бұрын

    🤣 🤣 🤣 NEVER! Just very animated!