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Table 3. Suggested Empiric Treatment Options for Clinically Suspected Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia in Units Where Empiric Methicillin-Resistant
Clinically Suspected Ventilator-Associated ... Coverage and Double Antipseudomonal ... /Gram-Negative Coverage ... Are Appropriate #Management ... InfectiousDiseases #Empiric #Antibiotics
Difficult Airway Algorithm

1. Assess the likelihood and clinical impact of basic management problems: 
 • Difficulty
Difficult mask ventilation ... Consider the relative ... intubation • Video-assisted ... of spontaneous ventilation ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia #CriticalCare
APRV - Overview 

Airway pressure release ventilation (APRV) uses prolonged periods of high continuous positive airway
APRV - Overview ... Airway pressure ... release ventilation ... MDaniyalHashmi1 #APRV #CriticalCare ... #Ventilation #Management
Overview of Ventilator Modes
VC - Volume Control (a.k.a. assist control volume)
 - Every breath delivered (mandatory
Overview of Ventilator ... APRV - Airway Pressure ... Release Ventilation ... #CriticalCare # ... Comparison #Management
Non-Invasive Ventilation (BiPAP) Algorithm - Indications and Contraindications
Indications for NIV:
 • COPD - pH <7.35, pCO2
Non-Invasive Ventilation ... burns, Fixed upper airway ... obstruction • Relative ... BiPAP #Algorithm #criticalcare ... #management #indications
Airway Intubation Checklist
GATHER/TEST EQUIPMENT: NC, BVM + PEEP Valve, Free flowing IV, EKG, SpO2 monitor, ETT
OPA, Suction, Video ... scope, LMA, Ventilator ... POST INTUBATION MANAGEMENT ... intubation #checklist #criticalcare ... #airway #management
In ARDS, we know that the lungs are so diffusely injured that the remaining total area
with regions of relative ... lung protective ventilation ... if you can get away ... pathophysiology #diagnosis #management ... #ards #foamed #criticalcare
Airway Intubation Checklist
GATHER/TEST EQUIPMENT: NC, BVM + PEEP Valve, Free flowing IV, EKG, SpO2 monitor, ETT
OPA, Suction, Video ... scope, LMA, Ventilator ... POST INTUBATION MANAGEMENT ... intubation #checklist #criticalcare ... #airway #management