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BiPAP titration in CHF
 - Mean airway pressure provides goodness 
 - Ramp up the ePAP
in CHF - Mean airway ... achieve high mean airway ... Driving pressure supports ... CongestiveHeartFailure #Management ... #CriticalCare #
COVID-19 Emergency Intubation Checklist - Australian Safe Airway Society Consensus Statement

Safe Airway Society @SafeAirway

#COVID19 #Intubation #Checklist
Australian Safe Airway ... Statement Safe Airway ... Intubation #Checklist #CriticalCare ... #Management #SARSCoV2
Anatomical Differences Between Pediatric and Adult Airways 
Pediatric airway is... 
• Proportionally smaller larynx 
• Narrowest
Pediatric airway ... Epiglottis is longer ... pediatrics due to short ... #Comparison #Differences ... #Anatomical #CriticalCare
Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation (NIPPV)

Expiratory & Inspiratory Positive Airway Pressure
Both increase intrathoracic pressure, which can decrease
Inspiratory Positive Airway ... upper & lower airway ... Bi-Level Positive Airway ... #indications #criticalcare ... #management
Non-Invasive Ventilation (BiPAP) Algorithm - Indications and Contraindications
Indications for NIV:
 • COPD - pH <7.35, pCO2
Non-Invasive Ventilation (BiPAP ... burns, Fixed upper airway ... #Ventilation #BiPAP ... #Algorithm #criticalcare ... #management #indications
COVID-19 Intubation Checklist

Personal protective equipment (PPE)
 • Standard PPE
   • N95 or PAPR.
on exhalation port ... include: • BiPÅP ... • If using BiPÅP ... Intubation #Checklist #SARSCoV2 ... #Management #CriticalCare
HFNC compared to NIV
HFNC:
- Comfort - Higher comfort  Eating, drinking and speaking less impaired 
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less impaired - Airway ... Skin breakdown/ sores ... #NIV #NIPPV #bipap ... #comparison # ... management
Protected Airway Intubation Pre-Brief Checklist - COVID19

1. ROLE ASSIGNMENT
2. PPE: Extended gloves, BLUE gown, N95, face
Protected Airway ... AIRWAY: Intubate ... BVM with viral filter ... Checklist #COVID19 #CriticalCare ... #Management
COVID-19 AIRWAY MANAGEMENT ALGORITHM
1. PREPARATION
2. PRE-CHECK & PRE-BRIEF
3. PROCEDURE
4. POST CHECKS
5. DEBRIEF

Michigan Medicine @umichmedicine

#COVID19 #AIRWAY #Intubation
COVID-19 AIRWAY ... MANAGEMENT ALGORITHM ... #Intubation #MANAGEMENT ... #ALGORITHM #SARSCOV2 ... #Coronavirus #CriticalCare
CPAP Troubleshooting Tips
1. Wrong size/style mask → try a different mask, nasal pillows
2. Trouble getting used
it → wear for short ... feature, or even BiPAP ... irritation, pressure sores ... noise → check air filter ... Troubleshooting #Tips #management