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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 ... CriticalCare #Management #Diagnosis
Planning for Older Drivers Safety (PODS) algorithm, a toolbox of functional assessment tests related to driving.
tests related to driving ... #Diagnosis #Geriatrics
Typical Characteristics of Pneumoconiosis 
Coal dust 
 • Coal miners 
Beryllium 
 • Fluorescent lights
Quarrying • Drilling ... ChestXRay #Findings #Diagnosis
"CAGE" Alcoholism Screening Mnemonic
C: Have you ever felt that you should CUT down on your drinking?
A:
CUT down on your drinking ... criticisms of your drinking ... GUILTY about your drinking ... CAGE #Addiction #Diagnosis
Focal Seizures
Focal Seizures With Impairment of Consciousness
 - The seizure may or may not start with
behaviors such as driving ... Focal #Seizures #Diagnosis
Erythrocytosis - Polycythemia Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Elevated Hemoglobin:
 • Males: Hb > 16.5 g/dL/HCT ≥ 49%
 •
Polycythemia Differential Diagnosis ... Causes: • Hypoxia-driven ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Travel History - Clues to Infectious Disease Diagnosis in a Traveler 
 • Where did you
Infectious Disease Diagnosis ... diarrhea • Source or drinking ... #differential #Diagnosis
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
Alcohol-related liver disease algorithm. 

In patients in whom alcohol is suspected to be the main injurious
For those drinking ... Hepatitis #management #diagnosis
Polycythemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Polycythemia itself isn’t a diagnosis. Like many things, it is a condition
- Differential Diagnosis ... itself isn’t a diagnosis ... something else is driving ... you’ve made a diagnosis ... #Differential #Diagnosis