In the Department of Anesthesiology at the University of Florida, we have developed several educational software packages and interactive, Web-based teaching software.
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Interactive Teaching Software

Interactive, Web-based, educational simulation of an anesthesia machine

Sem Lampotang, Walter Dobbins, Michael L Good, Nikolaus Gravenstein, Dietrich Gravenstein
(Abstract: Interactive, Web-based, educational simulation of an anesthesia machine.)

We implemented an interactive, Web-based simulation of the flow of oxygen, nitrous oxide, carbon dioxide and volatile anesthetics in an anesthesia machine to help our residents learn how an anesthesia machine functions. The simulation is implemented using Director 7.0, a multi-media authoring software package for producing Web-based animations. Using the Shockwave player, the animation can be viewed. (Go to the Animation)

Hydraulic analog for simultaneous representation of pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics: Application to vecuronium.

Eric Nikkelen, MSEE, Willem L. van Meurs, PhD, and Maria A.K. Öhrn, MD

We implemented a simulation of the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of vecuronium. In this hydraulic analog, fluid delivered into a central reservoir is representative of drug infusion, and the heights of the fluid columns in the central and peripheral reservoirs are representative of the drug concentrations in the corresponding pharmacologic compartments. The height of the fluid column in an 'effect reservoir' is representative of the apparent effect site concentration in a simultaneous pharmacokinetic-pharmacodynamic model. A non-linear scale on the effect reservoir represents the relationship between the effect site concentration and the clinical effect. Reservoir surface areas are equivalent to volumes of distribution and hydraulic resistances are inversely proportional to drug clearances.

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