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Conventional vs Airway Pressure Release Ventilation (APRV) - Pressure Waveforms 
 - Dr. Josh Farkas @PulmCrit

#Diagnosis
Conventional vs Airway ... Release Ventilation (APRV ... #Diagnosis #CriticalCare ... #APRV #Comparison
APRV - Overview 

Airway pressure release ventilation (APRV) uses prolonged periods of high continuous positive airway
APRV - Overview ... Airway pressure ... continuous positive airway ... #CriticalCare # ... Ventilation #Management
Effect of different head positions on upper airway dimensions 
 - Atlanto-occipital Extension 
 - Neutral
Effect of different head ... positions on upper airway ... @airwaycam #Airway ... Cervical #Anesthesia #CriticalCare ... #XRay #Neck #Comparison
Anatomical Differences Between Pediatric and Adult Airways 
Pediatric airway is... 
• Proportionally smaller larynx 
• Narrowest
Pediatric and Adult Airways ... Pediatric airway ... and narrower • Head ... #Comparison #Differences ... #Anatomical #CriticalCare
Overview of Ventilator Modes
VC - Volume Control (a.k.a. assist control volume)
 - Every breath delivered (mandatory
VC., APV, Auto flow ... APRV - Airway Pressure ... #Ventilation #CriticalCare ... #Comparison #Management
Emergency Laryngectomy Management

This algorithm is paired with the red bed-head sign and indicates that the patient
Emergency Laryngectomy Management ... with the red bed-head ... management steps ... a reduction in dead ... #Management #CriticalCare
HFNC compared to NIV
HFNC:
- Comfort - Higher comfort  Eating, drinking and speaking less impaired 
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less impaired - Airway ... - Anatomical dead ... NIPPV #bipap #comparison ... #management
ECMO Troubleshooting - OnePager Summary
ECMO Emergency Protocol - Team should train/practice & have necessary supplies at
bedside: - Clamp drainage ... time, this may lead ... variable venous drainage ... #differential #management ... #criticalcare
High Flow Nasal Cannula
Putative beneficial mechanisms of high flow nasal cannula (HFNC) 
oxygen therapy. EELV, end-expiratory
Decreased anatomical dead ... • Positive airway ... • Increased airway ... #mechanisms #criticalcare ... #management #