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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
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
Increased Airway Pressure - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Using these steps from start to end should
bag moving OR ventilator ... switching to hand ventilation ... #Pressure #Differential ... #Anesthesiology ... #Checklist #Diagnosis
Intraoperative Laryngospasm and Stridor - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

❶ Call for help and inform theatre
Consider other causes ... and ventilation ... negative-pressure pulmonary ... Laryngospasm #Stridor #Anesthesiology ... #Checklist #Diagnosis
Intraoperative Hypoxia / Desaturation / Cyanosis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Using these steps from start
bag moving OR ventilator ... relaxation to optimise ventilation ... assist/increase ventilation ... o Aspiration, pulmonary ... #Checklist #Diagnosis
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
Hypotension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Hypotension is commonly due to unnecessarily deep anaesthesia, the autonomic
bag moving OR ventilator ... #Hypotension #Differential ... #Anesthesiology ... #Anesthesia #Intraoperative ... #Checklist #Diagnosis
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Guillain-Barre Pathophysiology ... Weakness: May require ventilator ... Plasmapheresis + IVIG • Mechanical ... ventilation • ... management #treatment #neurology
Cardiac Arrest - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

The probable cause is one or more of: something
Rapidly confirm ventilator ... provide manual ventilation ... #Anesthesiology ... #Anesthesia #Intraoperative ... #Checklist #Diagnosis
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
• Maintain the airway ... volume, low/no PEEP ventilation ... continually in case ... Cardiac #Tamponade #Anesthesiology ... #Anesthesia #Intraoperative