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Mechanical ventilation in obese patients according to the i-STAR Algorithm
Intubate
 • Anticipate difficult airway management and
difficult airway management ... ARDSnet low-PEEP table ... Parameters • Respiratory ... recruitment • FiO2 ... ventilation #obese #Management
Oxygen Delivery Systems and Approximate FiO2:
#Management #SupplementalO2 #Oxygen #Delivery #Devices #Interface #FiO2 #NonRebreather #HFNC #NasalCannula #Simple
and Approximate FiO2 ... : #Management # ... Devices #Interface #FiO2 ... FaceMask #Venture #Table
Oxygen Delivery Systems
Nasal Cannula:
 • Flow: 1 - 6 L/min
 • FiO2: 25 - 40% (-4%/L
- 6 L/min • FiO2 ... - 10 L/min • FiO2 ... - 15 L/min • FiO2 ... Delivery #Systems #respiratory ... support #devices #management
Understanding & Treating ARDS - Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

•  Timing - within one week of
Treating ARDS - Acute Respiratory ... Origin of Edema - respiratory ... Oxygenation PaO2/FiO2 ... nickmmark #ARDS #Respiratory ... Syndrome #Diagnosis #Management
Oxygen delivery & ABG interpretation made easier with this simple colour-coded table. Please share, and print
simple colour-coded table ... Birks @BirksMD #Management ... Devices #Interfaces #FiO2 ... NRB #FlowRates #Table
Mask Oxygen Delivery Devices

Simple Mask aka Hudson's Mask:
 • Flow 6-10 LPM
 • FiO2 35-50%
Face Tent:
Flow 6-10 LPM • FiO2 ... 10-15 LPM • FiO2 ... 10-15 LPM • FiO2 ... 10-15 LPM • FiO2 ... Delivery #Devices #management
Nasal Oxygen Delivery Devices
Nasal cannula can be used to deliver supplemental O2. Conventional nasal cannula are
rates & moderate FiO2 ... achieving a higher FiO2 ... In hypoxemic respiratory ... match demand so FiO2 ... Delivery #Devices #management
Berlin Criteria for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) 
- Respiratory symptoms must have begun within one
Criteria for Acute Respiratory ... Syndrome (ARDS) - Respiratory ... mm Hg < PaO2 / FiO2 ... mm Hg < PaO2 / FiO2 ... #ARDS #Acute #Respiratory
Approach to the A-a Gradient
A-a gradient = PAO2 - PaO2
A-a gradient = [FiO2 x (Patm -
A-a gradient = [FiO2 ... Hypoventilation: CNS of Respiratory ... chest) • Low PiO2 ... Elevation, Low Fio2
Oxygen Delivery by Device

Nasal Cannula 
• Indicated for low-flow, low-percentage supplemental oxygen. 
• Flow rate of
high percentage FiO ... set to desired FiO2 ... deliver desired FiO ... Oxygen #Delivery #FiO2 ... Equipment #Devices #Management