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Original ARDSNet Mechanical Ventilation Protocol

Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Network (ARDSNet)

NIH NHLBI ARDS Clinical Network 

#Management #CriticalCare
ARDSNet) NIH NHLBI ARDS ... Clinical Network #Management ... #CriticalCare # ... ARDSNet #Ventilator ... #Protocol #ARDS
Mechanical ventilation in obese patients according to the i-STAR Algorithm
Intubate
 • Anticipate difficult airway management and
Mechanical ventilation ... difficult airway management ... Titrate Ventilation ... #obese #Management ... #CriticalCare
Severe Asthma Exacerbation
Signs of a Severe Asthma Exacerbation:
 • Vitals: ↑HR ↑RR ↓SpO2
 • High work
of baseline Treatments ... • Initial ventilator ... #Exacerbation #CriticalCare ... #mechanical #management ... #treatment
APRV - Overview 

Airway pressure release ventilation (APRV) uses prolonged periods of high continuous positive airway
pressure release ventilation ... therapy for severe ARDS ... MDaniyalHashmi1 #APRV #CriticalCare ... #Ventilation #Management
Adjuvant therapies in critical care: steroids to treat infectious diseases
 - Severe Community Acquired Pneumonia
MV mechanical ventilation ... , ARDS acute respiratory ... #Pharmacology #Management ... #Treatment #Indications
Hantavirus
Pathogen: Hantavirus - Rodents are the primary reservoir
Transmission:
 • Shed in the urine, feces, saliva of
Febrile illness + ARDS ... • Autopsy PCR Treatment ... vasopressors, mechanical ventilation ... Hantavirus #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #microbiology
COVID-19 review…here is a list of some of the drugs that are currently being used or
most effective treatments ... the 4 drug study arms ... #CoronaVirus #Treatment ... #Management #Pandemic ... #Pharmacology #CriticalCare
Weaning from the Ventilator - Algorithm
Setting up for extubation success
 • Decrease demand — correct metabolic
Weaning from the Ventilator ... long lasting pain meds ... nickmmark #Weaning #Ventilator ... Algorithm #Extubation #CriticalCare ... #Management
In ARDS, we know that the lungs are so diffusely injured that the remaining total area
In ARDS, we know ... lung protective ventilation ... minimize the risk of Ventilator-Induced ... pathophysiology #diagnosis #management ... criticalcare #treatment
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Weakness: May require ventilator ... Treatment: • Plasmapheresis ... • Mechanical ventilation ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #neurology