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Simplifying Mechanical Ventilation - Modes of Mechanical Ventilation - Comparison Table

You now know many modes whether
of Mechanical Ventilation ... - Comparison Table ... by knowing the breath ... #Management #CriticalCare ... #Comparison #Table
Overview of Ventilator Modes
VC - Volume Control (a.k.a. assist control volume)
 - Every breath delivered (mandatory
Overview of Ventilator ... volume) - Every breath ... pressure) - Every breath ... #CriticalCare # ... Comparison #Management
Mechanical Ventilation: The Basics
In the most basic sense, ventilator modes are defined by their control variable
Mechanical Ventilation ... most basic sense, ventilator ... Pressure Support Ventilation ... Basics #Modes #Comparison ... #management #criticalcare
JNC8 blood pressure goals for the treatment of hypertension are a lot simpler than they may
blood pressure goals ... the 2017 ACC/AHA guidelines ... bloodpressure #goals ... #hypertension #management ... #guidelines #primarycare
ACC/AHA Statin Guidelines - 2013 vs 2017

In 2013 the ACC/AHA guidelines drastically changed the way we
ACC/AHA Statin Guidelines ... 2013 the ACC/AHA guidelines ... traditional LDL goals ... #PrimaryCare #Goals ... #Comparison
Volume Assist/Control Mechanical Ventilation
How does this mode work?
 • Delivers a set volume of air with
air with each breath ... patient triggered breaths ... machine triggered breaths ... maintain SpO2 goal ... #AC #criticalcare
Auto-PEEP 
What is Auto-PEEP?
 • Progressive air trapping & dynamic hyperinflation → ↑Palv at end expiration
O before next breath ... maneuver on the ventilator ... effort to trigger a breath ... pulmonary #diagnosis #management ... #criticalcare #
Approach to Selecting Respiratory Support:
-The role of noninvasive respiratory support is generally to reduce the patient's
-The goal of noninvasive ... #Management #CriticalCare ... #Noninvasive #Ventilation
Increased Airway Pressure - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Using these steps from start to end should
bag moving OR ventilator ... switching to hand ventilation ... (<3 breaths) (Box ... symmetry, rate, breath ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) - Basics
Mode of cardiopulmonary support used to treat pulmonary and/or cardiovascular failure
artificial circuit ECMO GOALS ... failure • Adjust ventilator ... clearance (ie, ventilation ... #ECMO #Basics #management ... #pulmonary #criticalcare