🫁🏋🏻 New Xlung Trainer Exercise | Man with Bulbar Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Receiving Home Mechanical Ventilation via Tracheostomy
By: BETINA SANTOS TOMAZ, FISIOTERAPEUTA - 06/11/2026 09:18
A man with bulbar Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) receiving home mechanical ventilation via tracheostomy presents with morning headaches, non-restorative sleep, progressive daytime sleepiness, and respiratory discomfort during ventilator use.
🎯 Your mission:
✔ Identify the patient–ventilator asynchrony present
✔ Correct the asynchrony
✔ Assess the need for additional adjustments to optimize ventilation
✔ Answer the case questions
A challenging and highly relevant scenario for professionals involved in home mechanical ventilation and the care of patients with neuromuscular disorders.
👉 Solve the exercise by clicking HERE.
📵 Attention: This exercise is not suitable for mobile devices. For the best experience, please use a laptop or desktop computer.
Enjoy the simulation!
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