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Community Acquired Pneumonia - Severity and Prognosis
Criteria for Severe CAP - Severe CAP present in 1
Criteria for Severe CAP ... - Severe CAP present ... failure requiring mechanical ... breaths/min, PaO2 / FiO2 ... EricsMedicalLectures/ #CAP
(S)CMV - Synchronized Controlled Mechanical Ventilation Summary
Most Similar to "AC/VC"
Basic Set Parameters:
  1) Rate
Synchronized Controlled Mechanical ... 3) PEEP 4) FiO2 ... Parameters: - Can ... Synchronized #Controlled #Mechanical
Community Acquired Pneumonia - Presenting Features
 • History in favor of CAP: Dyspnea, Cough, particularly if
History in favor of CAP ... Criteria for Severe CAP ... - Severe CAP present ... failure requiring mechanical ... breaths/min, PaO2 / FiO2
APVcmv - Adaptive Pressure Ventilation - Controlled Mechanical Ventilation Summary
Most Similar to PRVC - Pressure Regulated
Ventilation - Controlled Mechanical ... Volume 3) PEEP 4) FiO2 ... patients - The more work ... respectively) - Can ... Adaptive #Pressure #Mechanical
SPONT - Spontaneous Breathing = Pressure Support Ventilation Summary
Basic Set Parameters:
  1) Pressure Support (PS)
2) PEEP 3) FiO2 ... 4) Can adjust ... do some of the work ... means the patient ↑work ... Pressure #Support #mechanical
Approach to Acid Base Disorders - Evaluation and Differential Diagnosis
1) Start with the Anion Gap (AG).
2)
with the Anion Gap ... • Non-Anion Gap ... PE, Decreased Mechanical ... PE, Increased Mechanical ... Disorders #Evaluation #workup
Causes of Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Once pseudohypokalemia is ruled out, causes of hypokalemia can be
of hypokalemia can ... Algorithm #Causes #workup ... #nephrology
Work Shifting - Mechanical Ventilation
Why the new term:
Synchrony issues, by definition, have to do with timing.
Work Shifting - ... Mechanical Ventilation ... We can calculate ... patient is on CPAP ... #WorkShifting #Mechanical
Normal Anion-Gap Acidosis (NAGMA) - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Workup

NAGMA
- Chem, ABG or VBG
- Calculate Anion
Normal Anion-Gap ... Framework and Workup ... Urine osmolar gap ... Differential #Diagnosis #Workup ... #nephrology
General schema for respiratory support in patients with COVID-19
Low flow nasal cannula
 • Typically set at
the flow rate) CPAP ... • Titrate CPAP ... ideal) Invasive Mechanical ... patients with PaO2/FiO2