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BiPAP titration in CHF
 - Mean airway pressure provides goodness 
 - Ramp up the ePAP
BiPAP titration ... Could also use CPAP ... breathing (equal to iPAP-ePAP ... - Ramp up iPAP ... Titration #CHF #CongestiveHeartFailure
Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation (NIPPV)

Expiratory & Inspiratory Positive Airway Pressure
Both increase intrathoracic pressure, which can decrease
IPAP can help generate ... and mortality BPAP ... and IPAP. ... Ventilation #NIPPV #CPAP ... #BPAP #indications
REBEL Review 98: Non-Invasive Positive Pressure Ventilation Management via Katrina D'Amore, MD


#FOAMed #COVID19 #COVID19FOAM #clinical #treatment
treatment #NIPPV #CPAP ... #BPAP #HFNC #respiratory
Oxygen Delivery Methods
 • Nasal Cannula
 • Nonrebreather Mask
 • Non-Invasive Ventilation (CPAP/BiPAP)
 • Venturi Mask
Non-Invasive Ventilation (CPAP ... /BiPAP) • Venturi
Non-Invasive Positive Pressure Ventilation
Indications: 
 • COPD exacerbation (↓ intubation, ↓ mortality), Cardiogenic pulmonary edema (↓
Nasal Modes: • CPAP ... a.k.a BiLevel, BiPAP
CPAP Troubleshooting Tips
1. Wrong size/style mask → try a different mask, nasal pillows
2. Trouble getting used
CPAP Troubleshooting ... feature, or even BiPAP ... BrighamChiefs #CPAP
Urine Microscopy - Kidney Stones and Crystals 

Uric Acid, Cystine, Hippurate, Cloth Fiber, Tyrosine, CaOx, CaP,
Tyrosine, CaOx, CaP ... , Acyclovir CaP ... Identification #Differential
Pneumonia - Causative Organisms
 • CAP - Typical, Atypical, Endemic
 • Aspiration
 • Decreased Immunity
 •
Organisms • CAP ... #microbiology #differential
Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) - Microbiology
 • Typicals: Strep pneumoniae, H influenzae, Moraxella catarrhalis, Staph aureus,
Acquired Pneumonia (CAP ... Acquired #Pneumonia #CAP ... #Microbiology #differential
Oxygen Delivery Devices
1. Flow is a variable describing the movement of a volume of gas over
sealed systems (CPAP ... /BPAP/ventilator