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Mask Oxygen Delivery Devices

Simple Mask aka Hudson's Mask:
 • Flow 6-10 LPM
 • FiO2 35-50%
Face Tent:
A venturi mask uses ... Flow 2-15 LPM • FiO2 ... 10-15 LPM • FiO2 ... 10-15 LPM • FiO2 ... management #pulmonary #criticalcare
Oxygen Delivery by Device

Nasal Cannula 
• Indicated for low-flow, low-percentage supplemental oxygen. 
• Flow rate of
high percentage FiO ... retention of exhaled gases ... • Uses either ... set to desired FiO2 ... deliver desired FiO
Drugs Causing Acute Pancreatitis

Class Ia: The medications in which there was a rechallenge and other causes
rechallenge and other causes ... out other common causes ... Class II: Cases ... #Pancreatitis #Causes ... #Differential #
Presentation and causes of serious illness in children

#Severe #Illness #Presentation #Causes #Peds #Pediatrics #Differential #CritcalCare
Presentation and causes ... #Presentation #Causes ... Peds #Pediatrics #Differential ... #CritcalCare
Causes of Nausea and Vomiting - Differential Algorithm #Diagnosis #EM #IM #Causes #Nausea #Vomiting #Differential #NonGI
Causes of Nausea ... and Vomiting - Differential ... Diagnosis #EM #IM #Causes ... #Nausea #Vomiting ... #Differential #
PROSEVA definition of ARDS
Thus, the PROSEVA trial essentially modifies the Berlin definition of ARDS, with the
that the PaO2/FiO2 ... that the PaO2/FiO2 ... #Diagnosis #CriticalCare
Berlin Criteria for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) 
- Respiratory symptoms must have begun within one
inspired oxygen (PaO2/FiO2 ... mm Hg < PaO2 / FiO2 ... mm Hg < PaO2 / FiO2 ... Severe - PaO2 / FiO2 ... Criteria #Diagnosis #CriticalCare
Oxygen Delivery Devices - Comparison
Low Flow:
 • Nasal cannula (1-6L, 24-40% FiO2)
 • Face mask (5-10L,
(1-6L, 24-40% FiO2 ... (5-10L, 35-60% FiO2 ... (5-15L, 35-50% FiO2 ... (1-15L, 24-45% FiO2 ... table #pulmonary #criticalcare
Causes of Erythema Nodosum - Mnemonic

NO cause found in 60% of cases
Drugs (antibiotics e.g., sulfonamides, amoxicillin)
Oral
Causes of Erythema ... Mnemonic NO cause ... found in 60% of cases ... Nodosum #Mnemonic #Causes ... #Differential #
Understanding & Treating ARDS - Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

•  Timing - within one week of
Oxygenation PaO2/FiO2 ... Diagnosis #Management #CriticalCare