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Mechanical ventilation in obese patients according to the i-STAR Algorithm
Intubate
 • Anticipate difficult airway management and
Mechanical ventilation ... recruitment • FiO2 ... desaturation prioritise FiO2 ... • Mechanical ... Algorithm #Obesity #Mechanical
Airway Pressure Release Ventilation (APRV) - Early application of airway pressure release ventilation may reduce the
the duration of mechanical ... patients with ARDS ... duration of both mechanical ... #Ventilation #ARDS ... VisualAbstract #Pulmonary #EBM
(S)CMV - Synchronized Controlled Mechanical Ventilation Summary
Most Similar to "AC/VC"
Basic Set Parameters:
  1) Rate
Synchronized Controlled Mechanical ... 3) PEEP 4) FiO2 ... Best for: - ARDS ... Synchronized #Controlled #Mechanical
Volume Assist/Control Mechanical Ventilation
How does this mode work?
 • Delivers a set volume of air with
Assist/Control Mechanical ... patients with ARDS ... PEEP and high Fi02 ... assistcontrol #mechanical
Mechanical Ventilation: The Basics
In the most basic sense, ventilator modes are defined by their control variable
Mechanical Ventilation ... ARDSnet PEEP ladder, FiO2 ... ARDSnet PEEP ladder, FiO2 ... spontaneous, PEEP: 5-8, FiO2 ... Basics #Modes #Comparison
ASV - Adaptive Support Ventilation Summary
Basic Set Parameters:
  1) Target MV (80-120%)
  2) PEEP
2) PEEP 3) FiO2 ... patients with ARDS ... Adaptive #Support #Mechanical
APRV in ARDS - A Visual Abstract

Early application of airway pressure release ventilation may reduce the
APRV in ARDS - A ... the duration of mechanical ... #EBM #CriticalCare ... #Ventilation #ARDS
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
- HIV, CMV, EBV ... Can begin in arms ... Absent Reflexes: Arms ... Plasmapheresis + IVIG • Mechanical
Characteristics, treatment, outcomes and cause of death of invasively ventilated patients with COVID-19 ARDS in Milan,
with COVID-19 ARDS ... Case series of 73 mechanically ... patients with #ARDS ... Mortality of ICU mechanically ... improvement in PaO2/FiO2
A-Lines vs B-Lines on Lung POCUS
A-Lines:
 • Predominately horizontal lines
 • A-lines are repeated horizontal &
pulmonary edema, ARDS ... - MCW EM Ultrasound ... pulmonary #clinical #comparison