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Mechanical ventilation in obese patients according to the i-STAR Algorithm
Intubate
 • Anticipate difficult airway management and
Mechanical ventilation ... difficult airway management ... and non-invasive positive ... #obese #Management ... #CriticalCare
APRV - Overview 

Airway pressure release ventilation (APRV) uses prolonged periods of high continuous positive airway
pressure release ventilation ... high continuous positive ... therapy for severe ARDS ... MDaniyalHashmi1 #APRV #CriticalCare ... #Ventilation #Management
Intern Pocket Cards - Daily Rounding and Disposition Checklist
Daily Checklist:
 • FEN/GI:
Intern Pocket Cards ... review all IV meds ... On mechanical ventilator ... Insurance for meds ... Disposition #Checklist #management
Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation (NIPPV)

Expiratory & Inspiratory Positive Airway Pressure
Both increase intrathoracic pressure, which can decrease
Pressure Ventilation ... intrathoracic procedure ... PositivePressure #Ventilation ... #indications #criticalcare ... #management
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
- HIV, CMV, EBV ... Weakness: May require ventilator ... • Mechanical ventilation ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #neurology
Chest Tube Placement Checklist
PREPARATION
 o Consent
 o Position Patient
 o Monitoring
 o Time Out
 o Review
o Consent o Position ... Labs o Review Meds ... ChestTube #Checklist #Procedure ... #Management #CriticalCare
Airway Intubation Checklist
GATHER/TEST EQUIPMENT: NC, BVM + PEEP Valve, Free flowing IV, EKG, SpO2 monitor, ETT
Video scope, LMA, Ventilator ... /INDUCTION o Position ... intubation #checklist #criticalcare ... #airway #management ... #procedure
Post Proning Nursing Checklist
Head/Face: 
 - Check ETT/tracheostomy is accessible/not kinked (ETT cm at teeth …..)
between ETT and ventilator ... between legs Arms ... Wrists in neutral position ... #Post #Prone #CriticalCare ... #Management
Lazarus Reflex on Physical Exam

The Lazarus sign is a reflex movement observed in brain-dead or brainstem
briefly raising the arms ... resembling the position ... can occur after ventilator ... clinical #video #neurology ... #criticalcare #
Percutaneous Dilational Tracheostomy - Procedure Instructions Checklist
Tracheostomy is to establish a definitive surgical opening into the
Tracheostomy - Procedure ... connected to the ventilator ... #Tracheostomy #criticalcare ... pulmonary #checklist #management ... #procedure