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Volume Assist/Control Mechanical Ventilation
How does this mode work?
 • Delivers a set volume of air with
air with each breath ... patient triggered breaths ... machine triggered breaths ... for providing Lung ... ventilation #AC #criticalcare
Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation (NIPPV)

Expiratory & Inspiratory Positive Airway Pressure
Both increase intrathoracic pressure, which can decrease
in obstructive lung ... Cannot initiate breath ... #indications #criticalcare
Simplifying Mechanical Ventilation - Modes of Mechanical Ventilation - Comparison Table

You now know many modes whether
by knowing the breath ... Supported) and how the breaths ... #Management #CriticalCare ... Ventilation #Variables #Breaths
Overview of Ventilator Modes
VC - Volume Control (a.k.a. assist control volume)
 - Every breath delivered (mandatory
volume) - Every breath ... pressure) - Every breath ... trigger (patient breaths ... Support - All breaths ... #Ventilation #CriticalCare
Fluid Responsiveness and Fluid Tolerance Testing - OnePager Summary
Fluid resuscitation can be beneficial when required or
of CO2 to the lungs ... PATTERN: Sonographic lung ... A-line predominant lung ... patients, each breath ... testing #diagnosis #criticalcare
POCUS Lung Algorithm for the Use of Ultrasound in the Evaluation of Dyspnea 

#Diagnosis #Management #CriticalCare
POCUS Lung Algorithm ... Diagnosis #Management #CriticalCare ... Algorithm #Ddxof #Lung
Mechanical Ventilation: The Basics
In the most basic sense, ventilator modes are defined by their control variable
Breaths are triggered ... Delivers mandatory breaths ... will assist those breaths ... to support the breath ... Comparison #management #criticalcare
Characteristics of Breath Sounds 

Vesicular, Broncho-vesicular, Bronchial, Tracheal 

#Auscultation #Breath #Sounds #PhysicalExam #Lung #Pulmonary #Diagnosis

** GrepMed
Characteristics of Breath ... #Auscultation #Breath ... #PhysicalExam #Lung
Lung Injury Ventilation & ARDSnet

#criticalcare #coronavirus #covid19 #ventilator #mechancialventilation #management #sarscov2
Lung Injury Ventilation ... & ARDSnet #criticalcare
An algorithm for assessment of Shortness of Breath using POCUS
#Diagnosis #Radiology #POCUS #Lung #Algorithm #ShortnessOfBreath
of Shortness of Breath ... Radiology #POCUS #Lung