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Driving Pressure in Mechanical Ventilation

Driving Pressure (delta P) = Pplat - PEEP

Salim R. Rezaie, MD @srrezaie

#DrivingPressure
Driving Pressure ... Ventilation Driving ... MechanicalVentilation #CriticalCare
BiPAP titration in CHF
 - Mean airway pressure provides goodness 
 - Ramp up the ePAP
everything else - Driving ... to increase the driving ... CongestiveHeartFailure #Management #CriticalCare
Titrating PEEP in ARDS
Key Principles:
1) The ideal PEEP optimizes alveolar recruitment and reduces atelectrauma, while minimizing
pressure (Pplat) • Driving ... methods: • Driving ... titration #management #criticalcare
Mechanical ventilation in obese patients according to the i-STAR Algorithm
Intubate
 • Anticipate difficult airway management and
non-ARDS • Driving ... obese #Management #CriticalCare
Driving Impairment in Cirrhosis and Hepatic Encephalopathy 
 - Advise patients not to drive ~3 months
Driving Impairment ... evidence to support a driving ... HE, also take driving ... testing for resuming driving ... privileges #Driving
Arterial Lines - Abnormal Arterial Waveforms:
 - Underdampened: Falsely High BP - Adjust monitor filter settings
Pulse with a Slow Rising ... waveforms #diagnosis #criticalcare
Weaning from the Ventilator - Algorithm
Setting up for extubation success
 • Decrease demand — correct metabolic
distension, consider draining ... Algorithm #Extubation #CriticalCare
Mechanisms Driving Increased Thrombosis and Bleeding in Liver Disease
Increased Thrombosis 
Increased Platelet-Vesset Wall Interaction 
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Mechanisms Driving
Cardiogenic Shock algorithm #algorithm #cardiology #cardiogenicshock #criticalcare #algorithm
cardiogenicshock #criticalcare
Airway Intubation Dumpkit and Cognitive Checklist

#Dumpkit #Airway #Intubation #CriticalCare #Management #Checklist
Airway #Intubation #CriticalCare