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Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation (NIPPV)

Expiratory & Inspiratory Positive Airway Pressure
Both increase intrathoracic pressure, which can decrease
CPAP - Continuous ... exacerbation (cardiogenic pulmonary ... status • Won't Work ... Ventilation #NIPPV #CPAP ... #criticalcare #
Oxygen Delivery Methods
 • Nasal Cannula
 • Nonrebreather Mask
 • Non-Invasive Ventilation (CPAP/BiPAP)
 • Venturi Mask
Nonrebreather Mask ... Non-Invasive Ventilation (CPAP ... BiPAP) • Venturi Mask ... Delivery #Methods #devices ... #respiratory #pulmonary
Oxygen Delivery Devices
1. Flow is a variable describing the movement of a volume of gas over
Oxygen Delivery Devices ... sealed systems (CPAP ... /BPAP/ventilator ... NRB) • Venturi Mask ... Comparison #management #criticalcare
CPAP Troubleshooting Tips
1. Wrong size/style mask → try a different mask, nasal pillows
2. Trouble getting used
CPAP Troubleshooting ... forced air → use device ... check air filter, device ... BrighamChiefs #CPAP ... management #problems #pulmonary
Oxygen Delivery Devices - Comparison
Low Flow:
 • Nasal cannula (1-6L, 24-40% FiO2)
 • Face mask (5-10L,
Oxygen Delivery Devices ... FiO2) • Face mask ... Oxygen #Delivery #Devices ... Comparison #table #pulmonary ... #criticalcare
Intraoperative Laryngospasm and Stridor - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

❶ Call for help and inform theatre
Remove airway devices ... oxygen and face mask ... negative-pressure pulmonary ... By Association of ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
Mask Oxygen Delivery Devices

Simple Mask aka Hudson's Mask:
 • Flow 6-10 LPM
 • FiO2 35-50%
Face Tent:
Devices Simple ... Mask: • Flow ... Oxygen #Delivery #Devices ... #management #pulmonary ... #criticalcare
Berlin Criteria for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) 
- Respiratory symptoms must have begun within one
consistent with pulmonary ... lung collapse, or pulmonary ... the hypoxemia defines ... Hg with PEEP or CPAP ... Criteria #Diagnosis #CriticalCare
Work Shifting - Mechanical Ventilation
Why the new term:
Synchrony issues, by definition, have to do with timing.
Work Shifting - ... timing but to work ... patient is on CPAP ... Troubleshooting #diagnosis #criticalcare ... #pulmonary
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
can be seen in association ... other processes Workup ... strep, HIV • CTD workup ... COP DDX: • CAP ... Pneumonia #COP #BOOP #pulmonary