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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
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 ... privileges #Driving ... Encephalopathy #management
BiPAP titration in CHF
 - Mean airway pressure provides goodness 
 - Ramp up the ePAP
everything else - Driving ... to increase the driving ... CongestiveHeartFailure #Management
Treatment of Alcohol Use Disorder

Treatment options for AUD include psychosocial treatment and medications. Individualize based on
reduction in heavy drinking ... reactions if return to drinking ... some positive drinking ... PrimaryCare #Treatment #Management
Titrating PEEP in ARDS
Key Principles:
1) The ideal PEEP optimizes alveolar recruitment and reduces atelectrauma, while minimizing
pressure (Pplat) • Driving ... methods: • Driving ... ARDS #titration #management
HFNC compared to NIV
HFNC:
- Comfort - Higher comfort  Eating, drinking and speaking less impaired 
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comfort Eating, drinking ... #comparison #management
Mechanical ventilation in obese patients according to the i-STAR Algorithm
Intubate
 • Anticipate difficult airway management and
difficult airway management ... non-ARDS • Driving ... ventilation #obese #Management
PCOS Treatment
1st line = weight loss
 • 5-10% weight loss can restore ovulatory cycles
 • Improvement
unopposed estrogen driven ... PCOS #Treatment #management
Alcohol-related liver disease algorithm. 

In patients in whom alcohol is suspected to be the main injurious
For those drinking ... ARLD #Hepatitis #management
Aeromonas spp - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Aeromonas spp: Gram-negative Rods, oxidase positive and glucose fermenter.
Virulence: Toxin
Diagnosis and Management ... recreational), drinking ... Aeromonas #Diagnosis #Management