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Mechanical ventilation in obese patients according to the i-STAR Algorithm
Intubate
 • Anticipate difficult airway management and
ARDSnet low-PEEP table ... Gradually lower Fi02 ... recruitment • FiO2 ... desaturation prioritise FiO2 ... obese #Management #CriticalCare
PROSEVA definition of ARDS
Thus, the PROSEVA trial essentially modifies the Berlin definition of ARDS, with the
definition of ARDS ... that the PaO2/FiO2 ... that the PaO2/FiO2 ... ratio remain stable ... #Diagnosis #CriticalCare
Oxygen Delivery Systems and Approximate FiO2:
#Management #SupplementalO2 #Oxygen #Delivery #Devices #Interface #FiO2 #NonRebreather #HFNC #NasalCannula #Simple
and Approximate FiO2 ... Oxygen #Delivery #Devices ... #Interface #FiO2 ... FaceMask #Venture #Table
Mask Oxygen Delivery Devices

Simple Mask aka Hudson's Mask:
 • Flow 6-10 LPM
 • FiO2 35-50%
Face Tent:
Oxygen Delivery Devices ... Flow 6-10 LPM • FiO2 ... 10-15 LPM • FiO2 ... Oxygen #Delivery #Devices ... management #pulmonary #criticalcare
Berlin Criteria for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) 
- Respiratory symptoms must have begun within one
Distress Syndrome (ARDS ... the hypoxemia defines ... severity of the ARDS ... >= 5cm H2O #ARDS ... Criteria #Diagnosis #CriticalCare
Oxygen Delivery Devices - Comparison
Low Flow:
 • Nasal cannula (1-6L, 24-40% FiO2)
 • Face mask (5-10L,
Oxygen Delivery Devices ... (1-6L, 24-40% FiO2 ... Oxygen #Delivery #Devices ... #Comparison #table ... #pulmonary #criticalcare
Understanding & Treating ARDS - Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

•  Timing - within one week of
Understanding & Treating ARDS ... Oxygenation PaO2/FiO2 ... @nickmmark #ARDS ... Diagnosis #Management #CriticalCare
Oxygen Delivery Devices
1. Flow is a variable describing the movement of a volume of gas over
Oxygen Delivery Devices ... Variable devices ... resulting in an FiO2 ... more predictable FiO2 ... Comparison #management #criticalcare
Oxygen delivery & ABG interpretation made easier with this simple colour-coded table. Please share, and print
simple colour-coded table ... Oxygen #Delivery #Devices ... #Interfaces #FiO2 ... NRB #FlowRates #Table
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Distress Syndrome – ARDS ... or CXR ● PaO2/FiO2 ... sepsis-associated ARDS ... days after dx of ARDS ... Diagnosis #Management #CriticalCare