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Nasal Oxygen Delivery Devices
Nasal cannula can be used to deliver supplemental O2. Conventional nasal cannula are
Devices Nasal ... nasopharyngeal pressure ... patients - Nick ... #Devices #management ... #pulmonary #criticalcare
Overview of Ventilator Modes
VC - Volume Control (a.k.a. assist control volume)
 - Every breath delivered (mandatory
- Every breath delivered ... APRV - Airway Pressure ... combine w/ PS Nick ... #Ventilation #CriticalCare ... #Comparison #Management
Noninvasive Ventilation Summary
Positive pressure ventilation that is delivered through a nasal, mask, or helmet interface and
• Decreases work ... pressureDelivers ... pressureDelivers ... #Ventilation #management ... #pulmonary
Increased Airway Pressure - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Using these steps from start to end should
❶Adequate oxygen delivery ... o Aspiration, pulmonary ... #Pressure #Differential ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup
Mask Oxygen Delivery Devices

Simple Mask aka Hudson's Mask:
 • Flow 6-10 LPM
 • FiO2 35-50%
Face Tent:
Mask Oxygen Delivery ... Devices Simple ... • FiO2 ~80% Nick ... #Devices #management ... #pulmonary #criticalcare
Hypotension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Hypotension is commonly due to unnecessarily deep anaesthesia, the autonomic
device and listen ... AND airway device ... #Hypotension #Differential ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup
Hyperacute Hypoxemia - Workup and Management
Differential Diagnosis: Aspiration, Flash Pulmonary Edema, Mucous Plugging, Bronchospasm, Pulmonary Embolism,
Hyperacute Hypoxemia - Workup ... and Management ... Differential Diagnosis ... Therapeutics: Airway ... #treatment #criticalcare
Intraoperative Hypertension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Hypertension is most commonly due to inappropriate depth of
adequate oxygen delivery ... device and listen ... device is patent ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup
Massive Hemoptysis - Diagnosis and Management
 • Definitions: 
   - Hemoptysis = bleeding from
Workup • General ... ManagementAirway ... Argon Plasma by Nick ... #treatment #workup ... #pulmonary #criticalcare
Intraoperative  Bradycardia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Bradycardia in theatre should not be treated as
Adequate oxygen delivery ... device and listen ... device is patent ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup #Cardiology