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Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation (NIPPV)

Expiratory & Inspiratory Positive Airway Pressure
Both increase intrathoracic pressure, which can decrease
in obstructive lung ... excess facial hair ... ) • Risk Of Clinical ... #criticalcare # ... management
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Distress Syndrome ... – ARDS: Clinical ... Berlin criteria ... RespiratoryDistress #Syndrome ... #CriticalCare
Berlin Criteria for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) 
- Respiratory symptoms must have begun within one
Berlin Criteria ... week of a known clinical ... lobar collapse, lung ... Hg with PEEP or CPAP ... Criteria #Diagnosis #CriticalCare
The Berlin Definition of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)

Chest imaging - Bilateral opacities—not fully explained by
(ARDS) Chest ... effusions, lobar/lung ... Hg with PEEP or CPAP ... #Diagnosis #CriticalCare ... #ARDS #Acute #Respiratory
COVID-19 Intubation Checklist

Personal protective equipment (PPE)
 • Standard PPE
   • N95 or PAPR.
-19 Intubation Checklist ... to cover hair) ... #SARSCoV2 #Management ... #CriticalCare # ... Coronavirus
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Neurological symptoms: Acute ... hemispheres • (FLAIR ... , ADEM, Acute toxic ... Seizures: Treat with AEDs ... #diagnosis #management