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Oxygen Delivery Systems and Approximate FiO2:
#Management #SupplementalO2 #Oxygen #Delivery #Devices #Interface #FiO2 #NonRebreather #HFNC #NasalCannula #Simple
Approximate FiO2: #Management ... Delivery #Devices #Interface ... FaceMask #Venture #Table
Non-Invasive Positive Pressure Ventilation
Indications: 
 • COPD exacerbation (↓ intubation, ↓ mortality), Cardiogenic pulmonary edema (↓
head/neck surgery Interfaces ... Spontaneous Time (a.k.a BiLevel ... Ventilation #diagnosis #management ... indications #pulmonary #interfaces
Oxygen delivery & ABG interpretation made easier with this simple colour-coded table. Please share, and print
simple colour-coded table ... Birks @BirksMD #Management ... Delivery #Devices #Interfaces ... NRB #FlowRates #Table
Emphysematous cholecystitis! Look for: Comet-tail artifact from abrupt change of acoustic impedance at a soft tissue/gas
soft tissue/gas interface ... SonoStache #Clinical #POCUS
Air Bronchograms on Ultrasound

Opacification of alveolar spaces surrounding air-filled bronchioles; enables visualization of well-defined tissue/air interface;
well-defined tissue/air interface ... Static #Dynamic #POCUS
ABCs of Lung Ultrasound - A-Lines, B-Lines, Consolidation
A-Profile - Air filled lung does not transmit sound
past the pleural interface ... will be seen IM POCUS ... Focus @IMPOCUSFocus ... Profiles #Ultrasound #POCUS
Air Bronchograms on Ultrasound

Opacification of alveolar spaces surrounding air-filled bronchioles; enables visualization of well-defined tissue/air interface;
well-defined tissue/air interface ... airbronchograms-comparison-ultrasound-clinical-dynamic-static-pocus
Noninvasive Ventilation Summary
Positive pressure ventilation that is delivered through a nasal, mask, or helmet interface and
mask, or helmet interface ... air trapping • Bilevel ... oxygenation BIPAP - Bilevel ... #Ventilation #management
General schema for respiratory support in patients with COVID-19
Low flow nasal cannula
 • Typically set at
• (Helmet interface ... support #COVID19 #management
Diverticulitis / Colitis on Abdominal POCUS

The stars represent subcutaneous (hypoechoic, pure adipose) & inflamed (hyperechoic) mesenteric
Colitis on Abdominal POCUS ... increased fat/nonfat interfaces ... Colitis #Abdominal #POCUS