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Simplifying Mechanical Ventilation - Modes of Mechanical Ventilation - Comparison Table

You now know many modes whether
Ventilation - Comparison ... Controlled, Assisted, Supported ... the breaths are delivered ... #Management #CriticalCare ... Volume #Pressure #Support
Approach to Selecting Respiratory Support:
-The role of noninvasive respiratory support is generally to reduce the patient's
Approach to Selecting ... Respiratory Support ... #Management #CriticalCare ... RespiratorySupport #Selection ... #Algorithm #PulmCrit
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Overview of Ventilator Modes
VC - Volume Control (a.k.a. assist control volume)
 - Every breath delivered (mandatory
- Every breath delivered ... - Every breath delivered ... PS - Pressure Support ... #Ventilation #CriticalCare ... #Comparison #Management
Tailoring Vasopressors to a Patient's Physiology

Overall, norepinephrine, epinephrine, and vasopressin are all supported by evidence as
vasopressin are all supported ... physiology #Management ... #CriticalCare # ... Vasopressor #Selection ... #Algorithm #FirstLine
Oxygen Delivery Systems
Nasal Cannula:
 • Flow: 1 - 6 L/min
 • FiO2: 25 - 40% (-4%/L
Oxygen Delivery ... rishikumarmd #Oxygen #Delivery ... #respiratory #support ... #devices #management ... #pulmonary #comparison
Oxygen Delivery Devices
1. Flow is a variable describing the movement of a volume of gas over
Oxygen Delivery ... Oxygen delivery ... NRB) • Venturi Mask ... Devices #Flow #Comparison ... #management #criticalcare
Mechanical Ventilation: The Basics
In the most basic sense, ventilator modes are defined by their control variable
88% Pressure Support ... with pressure to support ... pressure support ... Basics #Modes #Comparison ... #management #criticalcare
Difficult Airway Algorithm

1. Assess the likelihood and clinical impact of basic management problems: 
 • Difficulty
Difficult Airway Algorithm ... • Difficult mask ... opportunities to deliver ... Difficult #airway #algorithm ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia #CriticalCare
General schema for respiratory support in patients with COVID-19
Low flow nasal cannula
 • Typically set at
for respiratory support ... filter • N95 mask ... #COVID19 #management ... #schema #criticalcare ... hypoxia #failure #algorithm
The Vortex is based on the principle that there are three ‘nonsurgical’ techniques to establish a
use of a face mask ... means that airway management ... mandated by an algorithm ... alveolar oxygen delivery ... #visualaid #criticalcare