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Non-Invasive Positive Pressure Ventilation
Indications: 
 • COPD exacerbation (↓ intubation, ↓ mortality), Cardiogenic pulmonary edema (↓
), Cardiogenic pulmonary ... Inability to protect airway ... secretions, Recent head/neck ... Ventilation #diagnosis #management ... #indications #pulmonary
Vasopressors Demystified

Shock comes in many flavors and so do vasopressors. Here’s a OnePager summarizing my approach
my approach to pressors ... pedagogical device ... Nick Mark MD @nickmmark ... #CriticalCare #Management ... #Pharmacology #Comparison
Increased Airway Pressure - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Using these steps from start to end should
device and listen ... device is patent ... o Aspiration, pulmonary ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup
Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Positive airway pressure therapy
   → Positive pharyngeal transmural pressure
pressure therapy ... pharyngeal transmural pressure ... Mandibular advancement devices ... SleepApnea #Treatment #management ... #pulmonary
HFNC compared to NIV
HFNC:
- Comfort - Higher comfort  Eating, drinking and speaking less impaired 
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less impaired - Airway ... application - Pulmonary ... - Extra pulmonary ... NIPPV #bipap #comparison ... #management
Massive Hemoptysis - Diagnosis and Management
 • Definitions: 
   - Hemoptysis = bleeding from
• Workup • General ... Management • Airway ... Argon Plasma by Nick ... #treatment #workup ... #pulmonary #criticalcare
Can’t Intubate, Can’t Oxygenate (CICO) - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
This is the last resort when
management is in ... device or nasal ... Prepare for Front of Neck ... positioned with full neck ... #Workup
Intraoperative  Bradycardia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Bradycardia in theatre should not be treated as
device and listen ... device is patent ... pressure using ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup #Cardiology
Intraoperative Hypertension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Hypertension is most commonly due to inappropriate depth of
device and listen ... device is patent ... pressure using ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup
Hypotension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Hypotension is commonly due to unnecessarily deep anaesthesia, the autonomic
device and listen ... AND airway device ... pressure using ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup