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BiPAP titration in CHF
 - Mean airway pressure provides goodness 
 - Ramp up the ePAP
in CHF - Mean airway ... achieve high mean airway ... Could also use CPAP ... pressure supports the work ... breathing (equal to iPAP-ePAP
Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation (NIPPV)

Expiratory & Inspiratory Positive Airway Pressure
Both increase intrathoracic pressure, which can decrease
& lower airway ... CPAP - Continuous ... Positive Airway ... status • Won't Work ... Ventilation #NIPPV #CPAP
Intraoperative Laryngospasm and Stridor - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

❶ Call for help and inform theatre
obstructing the airway ... laryngospasm. ❹ Give CPAP ... sure that the airway ... • Continue CPAP ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
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6th ED
ICU-card
«ICU, Formulas & Drugs»
HEMODYNAMIC PATTERNS
Condition
SAP
CVP

PAP PCWP

CO C(a-v)02 PVR

SVR
Hypovolemic shock
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↓
↓
↓
↓
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↑
↑
Cardiogenic shock
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1
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1

1
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Septic shock
↓
↓
↓
↓
↑
↓
↓
↓
Cardiac Tamponade
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↑
1
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RV
→↑ ↓ ↑ ↑ Airways ... Index CARDIAC WORK ... RCWI Cardiac Work ... 0.0144 Cardiac Work ... Ventricular Stroke Work
Noninvasive Ventilation Summary
Positive pressure ventilation that is delivered through a nasal, mask, or helmet interface and
of an invasive airway ... : • Preserves airway ... pressures • Decreases work ... improves ventilation CPAP ... CO2 from upper airway
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
inflammatory debris-small airways ... other processes Workup ... strep, HIV • CTD workup ... COP DDX: • CAP
High Central Neuraxial Block - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
• Can occur with deliberate or accidental
problem. ❸ Treat airway ... • Chin lift ... Consider supraglottic airway ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
Continuous Positive Airway Pressure in the Neonate

WHY CPAP? 
• Maintain airway patency 
• Helps avoid alveoli
Continuous Positive Airway ... Neonate WHY CPAP ... • Maintain airway ... resistance • Improves work ... FOR A BABY ON CPAP
Gastroenterology Endoscopy Tools and Accessories - A Visual Catalog for Trainees and Young Gastroenterologists
Biopsy Forceps:
submucosal injection to lift ... lesions • DISTAL CAP ... submucosal layer to lift ... scanning, linear array