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Driving Pressure in Mechanical Ventilation

Driving Pressure (delta P) = Pplat - PEEP

Salim R. Rezaie, MD @srrezaie

#DrivingPressure
MechanicalVentilation #CriticalCare ... #Management #Diagnosis ... #Table
Useful Intravenous Antihypertensive Agents
- Nicardipine
- Clevidipine
- Labetalol
- Esmolol
- Nitroglycerin

Dr. Josh Farkas https://twitter.com/PulmCrit

#Antihypertensive #Agents #Hypertensive #Emergency #Pharmacology
#Pharmacology #Table ... Intravenous #IV #CriticalCare ... BloodPressure #Management
Thomas' Test for Hip Flexure Contracture

Thomas' Test assesses for hip flexure contracture.
One hip is maximally flexed
flexes at the knee ... rises off the table ... clinical #video #sports
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Pulmonary Embolism - Risk Stratification and Prognostication based on scores and clinical features

 • Bova score
Prognostication based on scores ... Hemodynamics (Stable ... prognostication #diagnosis #management ... stratification #criticalcare
Simplifying Mechanical Ventilation - Modes of Mechanical Ventilation - Comparison Table

You now know many modes whether
Ventilation - Comparison Table ... #Management #CriticalCare ... Breaths #Comparison #Table
Positive Varus Stress Test in LCL Injury

Interesting knee injury in a young basketball player who landed
Interesting knee ... corner (PLC) of the knee ... injury, we are able ... #PhysicalExam #Sports ... #Orthopedics #Knee
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Guidelines for Perioperative Management of Antirheumatic Medication in Patients with Rheumatic Diseases Undergoing Elective Total Hip
Perioperative Management ... Total Hip or Total Knee ... perioperative #guidelines #management ... #pharmacology #table
ETT depth may be predicted based on the patient’s height.  This has been validated among
by attaching a table ... This table may simultaneously ... #Management #CriticalCare ... #TidalVolumes #Table
"Appropriate patient positioning for lumbar puncture and location of the L4/L5 intercostal space"-McMaster Textbook of Internal
the examination table ... should be flexed at knees ... and hips, knees ... perpendicular to the table ... LumbarPuncture #Management
BiPAP titration in CHF
 - Mean airway pressure provides goodness 
 - Ramp up the ePAP
Driving pressure supports ... CongestiveHeartFailure #Management ... #CriticalCare #