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The biotrauma hypothesis of ventilator-induced lung injury. IL = interleukin; PEEP = positive end-expiratory pressure; Pplat
hypothesis of ventilator-induced ... #Pathophysiology ... Barotrauma #Injury #Mechanical ... #Ventilation
Myasthenia Gravis - Ptosis, Diplopia, Blurred Vision

Acute Myasthenic Crisis 
• Triggered by infection, medication 
• Respiratory
Respiratory failure • Mechanical ... ventilation ... Gravis #Diagnosis #Pathophysiology
Balloon Visualization - Mechanical Ventilation Pressures - PIP, PPlat, PEEP

Peak Inspiratory Pressure (PIP): Dynamic pressure needed
Visualization - Mechanical ... Ventilation Pressures ... Inspiratory Pause: Ventilator ... Diagnosis #Balloon #Pathophysiology
Proposed Respiratory Support Algorithm in COVID19

The ‘intubate early’ paradigm, where patients who “fail” low flow oxygen
Respiratory Support Algorithm ... intubated and mechanically ... disease and not the mechanical ... ventilation, most ... hypoxia #failure #algorithm
Mechanical ventilation in obese patients according to the i-STAR Algorithm
Intubate
 • Anticipate difficult airway management and
Mechanical ventilation ... to the i-STAR Algorithm ... non-ARDS • Mechanical ... patients #iSTAR #Algorithm ... #Obesity #Mechanical
Weaning from the Ventilator - Algorithm
Setting up for extubation success
 • Decrease demand — correct metabolic
Weaning from the Ventilator ... - Algorithm Setting ... • Optimize mechanics ... nickmmark #Weaning #Ventilator ... #Algorithm #Extubation
Approach to Selecting Respiratory Support:
-The role of noninvasive respiratory support is generally to reduce the patient's
CriticalCare #BiPAP #BiLevel ... #Noninvasive #Ventilation ... RespiratorySupport #Selection #Algorithm
General schema for respiratory support in patients with COVID-19
Low flow nasal cannula
 • Typically set at
ideal) Invasive Mechanical ... Ventilation • ... lung-protective ventilation ... indication for prone ventilation ... hypoxia #failure #algorithm
Effect of Obesity (increased pleural pressure) on Airway Pressures in Mechanical Ventilation
AKA when to tolerate an
Airway Pressures in Mechanical ... Ventilation AKA ... 3rEtbK8 #Obesity #mechanical ... #ventilation #pathophysiology
Basics of Waveform Capnography
Waveform capnography assesses ventilation by monitoring exhaled carbon dioxide
Can use measurement and morphology
capnography assesses ventilation ... cycle to uncover pathophysiology ... Capnography measures ventilation ... regarding pulmonary pathophysiology ... rebreathing or mechanical