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Balloon Visualization - Mechanical Ventilation Pressures - PIP, PPlat, PEEP

Peak Inspiratory Pressure (PIP): Dynamic pressure needed
Visualization - Mechanical ... Ventilation Pressures ... Pause: Ventilator ... #CriticalCare #Diagnosis ... #Pulmonary
Ventilator Troubleshooting Summary
High PIP, nl Pplat:
 - DDx: Tubing problem, Bronchospasm, Secretions
 - Next Steps: Check
Ventilator Troubleshooting ... Treat underlying cause ... Residents @mghmedres #Ventilator ... #management #pulmonary ... #mechanical #ventilation
Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
DECREASED INSPIRED OXYGEN
 • Low PATM Can decrease first part
drive due to neurologic ... diffusion defects) VENTILATION ... perfusion (Q) and ventilation ... matching adequate ventilation ... #Diagnosis #pulmonary
Non-Invasive Positive Pressure Ventilation
Indications: 
 • COPD exacerbation (↓ intubation, ↓ mortality), Cardiogenic pulmonary edema (↓
Positive Pressure Ventilation ... mortality), Other causes ... of respiratory ... Positive #Pressure #Ventilation ... #diagnosis #management
Approach to Acid Base Disorders - Evaluation and Differential Diagnosis
1) Start with the Anion Gap (AG).
2)
Differential Diagnosis ... PE, Decreased Mechanical ... Ventilation • ... Respiratory Alkalosis ... Ventilation
Causes of Hypoxemia- Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Ventilation/perfusion Mismatch
 • Airway Disease (Asthma, COPD)
 • Vascular (PE*)
 •
Causes of Hypoxemia ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Ventilation ... perfusion Mismatch • Airway ... #Causes #Pulmonary
Stridor - Differential Diagnosis Framework:
High-pitched, variable respiratory sound

ETIOLOGIES:
Infectious:
 • Retropharyngeal abscess
 • Acute epiglottitis
 • Peritonsillar
Stridor - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... angina Trauma/Mechanical ... #diagnosis #causes ... #pulmonary #airway
Increased Airway Pressure - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Using these steps from start to end should
bag moving OR ventilator ... switching to hand ventilation ... o Aspiration, pulmonary ... #Pressure #Differential ... #Anesthesiology
Basics of Waveform Capnography
Waveform capnography assesses ventilation by monitoring exhaled carbon dioxide
Can use measurement and morphology
capnography assesses ventilation ... different phases of respiratory ... Capnography measures ventilation ... pathophysiology ... interpretation #patterns #diagnosis
Hypophosphatemia and Hypoxia - Pathophysiology

↓ Phosphate leads to ↓ red cell 2,3-DPG and a  reduction
and Hypoxia - Pathophysiology ... Phosphate is a cause ... weaning from the ventilator ... Weaning from the ventilator ... #pulmonary