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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 ... - Delivers mandatory ... #CriticalCare # ... Comparison #Management
Difficult Airway Algorithm

1. Assess the likelihood and clinical impact of basic management problems: 
 • Difficulty
Difficult Airway Algorithm ... • Difficult mask ... ventilation ... opportunities to deliver ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia #CriticalCare
Mechanical Ventilation: The Basics
In the most basic sense, ventilator modes are defined by their control variable
Mechanical Ventilation ... sense, ventilator ... Pressure Support Ventilation ... #Modes #Comparison ... #management #criticalcare
Simplifying Mechanical Ventilation - Modes of Mechanical Ventilation - Comparison Table

You now know many modes whether
of Mechanical Ventilation ... - Comparison Table ... the breaths are delivered ... #Management #CriticalCare ... Variables #Breaths #Comparison
Oxygen Delivery Devices
1. Flow is a variable describing the movement of a volume of gas over
understand: Minute Ventilation ... systems (CPAP/BPAP/ventilator ... NRB) • Venturi Mask ... Devices #Flow #Comparison ... #management #criticalcare
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) - Basics
Mode of cardiopulmonary support used to treat pulmonary and/or cardiovascular failure
Oxygenation (ECMO) - Basics ... VA-ECMO OXYGEN DELIVERY ... Oxygenation #ECMO #Basics ... #management #pulmonary ... #criticalcare
Approach to Selecting Respiratory Support:
-The role of noninvasive respiratory support is generally to reduce the patient's
be made on the basis ... #Management #CriticalCare ... #Noninvasive #Ventilation ... RespiratorySupport #Selection #Algorithm
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Mechanical ventilation in obese patients according to the i-STAR Algorithm
Intubate
 • Anticipate difficult airway management and
to the i-STAR Algorithm ... difficult airway management ... and difficult mask ... #obese #Management ... #CriticalCare
General schema for respiratory support in patients with COVID-19
Low flow nasal cannula
 • Typically set at
filter • N95 mask ... lung-protective ventilation ... support #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