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APRV - Overview 

Airway pressure release ventilation (APRV) uses prolonged periods of high continuous positive airway
pressure release ventilation ... compliance with high oxygenation ... recruitment and improved oxygenation ... volutrauma, increased work ... #CriticalCare #Ventilation
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) - Basics
Mode of cardiopulmonary support used to treat pulmonary and/or cardiovascular failure
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation ... adequate tissue oxygenation ... failure • Adjust ventilator ... minimizing further ventilator-induced ... clearance (ie, ventilation
Airway Pressure Release Ventilation (APRV) - Early application of airway pressure release ventilation may reduce the
Pressure Release Ventilation ... pressure release ventilation ... of mechanical ventilation ... ARDS improved oxygenation ... both mechanical ventilation
APVcmv - Adaptive Pressure Ventilation - Controlled Mechanical Ventilation Summary
Most Similar to PRVC - Pressure Regulated
Adaptive Pressure Ventilation ... Controlled Mechanical Ventilation ... Happening - The ventilator ... patients - The more work ... gets from the ventilator
Severe Asthma Exacerbation
Signs of a Severe Asthma Exacerbation:
 • Vitals: ↑HR ↑RR ↓SpO2
 • High work
↓SpO2 • High work ... with increased work ... trial Mechanical Ventilation ... control mode of ventilation ... • Initial ventilator
Pulse oximetry and Capnography:

Essential tools for monitoring respiratory health, but they serve different purposes:

Pulse Oximetry: 
Measures
useful for tracking oxygenation ... It detects ventilation ... SpO2 monitors oxygenation ... #respiratory #oxygenation ... respiratoryarrest #codelue
Work Shifting - Mechanical Ventilation
Why the new term:
Synchrony issues, by definition, have to do with timing.
Mechanical Ventilation ... is done by the ventilator ... shifted from the ventilator ... CPAP, with no ventilator ... by the ventilator
Intubation Checklist - Plan A, B, C, D
PLAN A - INITIAL INTUBATION STRATEGY
PLAN B - SECONDARY
PLAN C - MAINTAIN OXYGENATION ... & VENTILATION
Noninvasive Ventilation Summary
Positive pressure ventilation that is delivered through a nasal, mask, or helmet interface and
Noninvasive Ventilation ... pressures • Decreases work ... cycle • Supports oxygenation ... pressures • Supports oxygenation ... • Supports oxygenation
CAPNOGRAPHY 
Provides a measure of ventilation – or concentration of CO2 exhaled air (aka end tidal
Provides a measure of ventilation ... breath-to-breath ventilation ... OXIMETRY Measures oxygenation