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Airway Pressure Release Ventilation (APRV) - Early application of airway pressure release ventilation may reduce the
Release Ventilation (APRV ... application of APRV ... ventilation and ICU ... VisualAbstract #Pulmonary ... #EBM #CriticalCare
Diuresis in Critical Care - Achieving a Negative Fluid Balance
Advantages Of A Negative Fluid Balance:
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Negative Fluid Balance ... Negative Fluid Balance ... 1.19x per liter of positive ... REMOVE UNECCESARY MEDS ... #management #criticalcare
REVISE - Withholding Pantoprazole for Stress Ulcer Prophylaxis in Critically Ill Patients: A Pilot Randomized Clinical
Clinical Trial and Meta-Analysis ... #Prophylaxis #CriticalCare ... #ICU #Withholding ... VisualAbstract #EBM
The crusade against “Ab”Normal Saline continues.  This is a non-physiologic fluid that can harm our
charges are balanced ... and Mg2+ whose positive ... charges are balanced ... Balanced crystalloids ... #foamed #criticalcare
Effect of Lung Recruitment and Titrated Positive End-Expiratory Pressure (PEEP) vs Low PEEP on Mortality in
Recruitment and Titrated Positive ... Recruitment #PEEP #ARDS #EBM ... Postoperative #Pulmonary ... #CriticalCare
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
Berlin Criteria met ... heart failure, positive ... fluid balance, ... and CXR with pulmonary
Endocarditis checklist
Initial evaluation
 • Peripheral blood cultures (three sets at three different sites)
 • Additional culture
cultures (three sets ... endocarditis w/ septic pulmonary ... Persistent fever, positive ... Endocarditis #checklist #criticalcare
Nasal Oxygen Delivery Devices
Nasal cannula can be used to deliver supplemental O2. Conventional nasal cannula are
intubation & lower ICU ... creates a small positive ... Devices #management #pulmonary ... #criticalcare
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
with presence of pulmonary ... negative fluid balance ... heartfailure #chf #criticalcare ... #icu #clinical
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
cardiomyopathy • Pulmonary ... pathway likely an imbalance ... Avoid ARBs • ICD ... teratogenic GDMT meds