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Mechanical ventilation in obese patients according to the i-STAR Algorithm
Intubate
 • Anticipate difficult airway management and
Mechanical ventilation ... ARDSnet low-PEEP table ... Gradually lower Fi02 ... recruitment • FiO2 ... desaturation prioritise FiO2
PROSEVA definition of ARDS
Thus, the PROSEVA trial essentially modifies the Berlin definition of ARDS, with the
that the PaO2/FiO2 ... optimization on the ventilator ... that the PaO2/FiO2 ... ratio remain stable ... #Diagnosis #CriticalCare
Table of Breathing Patterns and Their Associated Conditions
Apnea
Biot's respirations
Bradypnea
Cheyne-Stokes respirations	
Hyperpnea
Hyperventilation
Hypoventilation
Kussmaul respirations
Orthopnea
Paradoxic ventilation
Sighing respirations
Tachypnea
Hoover's sign

#Breathing #Patterns #Diagnosis
Table of Breathing ... Orthopnea Paradoxic ventilation ... Breathing #Patterns #Diagnosis ... #Respirations #Table
Driving Pressure in Mechanical Ventilation

Driving Pressure (delta P) = Pplat - PEEP

Salim R. Rezaie, MD @srrezaie

#DrivingPressure
in Mechanical Ventilation ... CriticalCare #Management #Diagnosis ... #Table
Community Acquired Pneumonia - Severity and Prognosis
Criteria for Severe CAP - Severe CAP present in 1
requiring mechanical ventilation ... breaths/min, PaO2 / FiO2 ... #severe #psi #diagnosis
Point-of-care lung ultrasound for diagnosis of Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia: notes from the field
Table 3: Description of
ultrasound for diagnosis ... from the field Table ... findings #EBM #Diagnosis ... #POCUS #Lung #Findings
Mains Electricity Failure - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Unexpected total power failure is rare and unpredictable.
B). ❹ Ensure ventilation ... continues: • Manual ventilation ... to spontaneous ventilation ... until patient is stable ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis
Community Acquired Pneumonia - Presenting Features
 • History in favor of CAP: Dyspnea, Cough, particularly if
requiring mechanical ventilation ... breaths/min, PaO2 / FiO2 ... Acquired #Pneumonia #diagnosis
Main Lung Ultrasound differences between COVID-19 involvement and other conditions that may yield respiratory symptoms
 •
areas #COVID19 #POCUS ... Ultrasound #Comparison #Table ... #Diagnosis
Increased Airway Pressure - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Using these steps from start to end should
check measured FiO2 ... bag moving OR ventilator ... switching to hand ventilation ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis