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Simplifying Mechanical Ventilation - Modes of Mechanical Ventilation - Comparison Table

You now know many modes whether
Ventilation - Comparison ... Table You now ... realize it or not ... #Management #CriticalCare ... #Table #Volume
COVID-19 Hypoxia Management

Indication for endotracheal intubation?
Tolerating supplemental oxygen?
Consider HFNC
Not tolerating HFNC or HFNC is not available?
Consider
COVID-19 Hypoxia Management ... Guidelines #respiratory ... support #COVID19 #management ... #schema #criticalcare ... hypoxia #failure #algorithm
Approach to Selecting Respiratory Support:
-The role of noninvasive respiratory support is generally to reduce the patient's
Approach to Selecting Respiratory ... of noninvasive respiratory ... heart failure), not ... #Management #CriticalCare ... RespiratorySupport #Selection #Algorithm
Proposed Respiratory Support Algorithm in COVID19

The ‘intubate early’ paradigm, where patients who “fail” low flow oxygen
Proposed Respiratory ... Support Algorithm ... the disease and not ... support #COVID19 #management ... #schema #criticalcare
Overview of Ventilator Modes
VC - Volume Control (a.k.a. assist control volume)
 - Every breath delivered (mandatory
triggered ) is a set ... pressure (IP) for a set ... dynamically changes inspiratory ... #Ventilation #CriticalCare ... #Comparison #Management
Vasopressors and Inotropes
 • Norepinephrine - Levophed - "Levo" - Generally thought of as the first
. so generally not ... Vasopressors #Inotropes #management ... #criticalcare # ... summary #comparison ... #table #pharmacology
General schema for respiratory support in patients with COVID-19
Low flow nasal cannula
 • Typically set at
General schema for respiratory ... • Typically set ... support #COVID19 #management ... #schema #criticalcare ... hypoxia #failure #algorithm
Mechanical ventilation in obese patients according to the i-STAR Algorithm
Intubate
 • Anticipate difficult airway management and
to the i-STAR Algorithm ... difficult airway management ... ARDSnet low-PEEP table ... Parameters • Respiratory ... #CriticalCare
Mechanical Ventilation: The Basics
In the most basic sense, ventilator modes are defined by their control variable
with the full set ... inspiratory time ... inspiratory time ... Basics #Modes #Comparison ... #management #criticalcare
Oxygen Delivery Devices
1. Flow is a variable describing the movement of a volume of gas over
x RR and Peak Inspiratory ... theoretically not ... flow rate does not ... Devices #Flow #Comparison ... #management #criticalcare