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Conventional vs Airway Pressure Release Ventilation (APRV) - Pressure Waveforms 
 - Dr. Josh Farkas @PulmCrit

#Diagnosis
Conventional vs Airway ... Pressure Release Ventilation ... Josh Farkas @PulmCrit ... #Diagnosis #CriticalCare ... PressureRelease #Ventilation
Approach to Selecting Respiratory Support:
-The role of noninvasive respiratory support is generally to reduce the patient's
#Management #CriticalCare ... #BiPAP #BiLevel ... #Noninvasive #Ventilation ... RespiratorySupport #Selection #Algorithm ... #PulmCrit
Non-Invasive Ventilation (BiPAP) Algorithm - Indications and Contraindications
Indications for NIV:
 • COPD - pH <7.35, pCO2
Non-Invasive Ventilation ... (BiPAP) Algorithm ... burns, Fixed upper airway ... #BiPAP #Algorithm ... #criticalcare #
Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation (NIPPV)

Expiratory & Inspiratory Positive Airway Pressure
Both increase intrathoracic pressure, which can decrease
Positive Pressure Ventilation ... Inspiratory Positive Airway ... upper & lower airway ... PositivePressure #Ventilation ... #indications #criticalcare
Airway Pressure Release Ventilation (APRV) - Pressure Waveform @PulmCrit

#Diagnosis #CriticalCare #APRV #PressureRelease #Ventilation #Waveforms
Airway Pressure ... Release Ventilation ... Pressure Waveform @PulmCrit ... #Diagnosis #CriticalCare ... PressureRelease #Ventilation
Algorithm for the drowned airway - Josh Farkas @PulmCrit

#Management #CriticalCare #Drowned #Airway #Algorithm #Cricothyrotomy #Pulmcrit
Algorithm for the ... drowned airway ... #Management #CriticalCare ... #Drowned #Airway ... #Pulmcrit
Difficult Airway Algorithm

1. Assess the likelihood and clinical impact of basic management problems: 
 • Difficulty
Algorithm 1. ... Difficult mask ventilation ... of spontaneous ventilation ... #algorithm #Anesthesiology ... #Anesthesia #CriticalCare
ETT depth may be predicted based on the patient’s height.  This has been validated among
A height-based algorithm ... volume to your airway ... #Management #CriticalCare ... #Intubation #Airway ... TidalVolumes #Table #PulmCrit
Emergency Tracheostomy Management Algorithm - Patent Upper Airway

This algorithm assumes a potentially patent upper airway, meaning
Tracheostomy Management Algorithm ... This algorithm ... theoretically allow ventilation ... #Management #CriticalCare ... Tracheostomy #Emergency #Algorithm
Emergency Laryngectomy Management

This algorithm is paired with the red bed-head sign and indicates that the patient
Management This algorithm ... principles of the algorithm ... insufflation without ventilation ... efficacious if ventilation ... #Management #CriticalCare