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Overview of Ventilator Modes
VC - Volume Control (a.k.a. assist control volume)
 - Every breath delivered (mandatory
of Ventilator Modes ... - Hybrid PC mode ... APRV - Airway Pressure ... #Ventilation #CriticalCare ... #Comparison #Management
Simplifying Mechanical Ventilation - Modes of Mechanical Ventilation - Comparison Table

You now know many modes whether
Ventilation - Modes ... Ventilation - Comparison ... the breaths are delivered ... #Management #CriticalCare ... Variables #Breaths #Comparison
Difficult Airway Algorithm

1. Assess the likelihood and clinical impact of basic management problems: 
 • Difficulty
opportunities to deliver ... management. 3 ... Consider the relative ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia #CriticalCare ... #Management
Mechanical Ventilation: The Basics
In the most basic sense, ventilator modes are defined by their control variable
Control (AC/VC): • Delivers ... Volume Cycled, Delivers ... • Time Cycled, Delivers ... #Comparison #management ... #criticalcare
Hyperacute Hypoxemia - Workup and Management
Differential Diagnosis: Aspiration, Flash Pulmonary Edema, Mucous Plugging, Bronchospasm, Pulmonary Embolism,
Hyperacute Hypoxemia - Workup ... and Management ... Bronchospasm, Pulmonary ... Therapeutics: Airway ... #treatment #criticalcare
Noninvasive Ventilation Summary
Positive pressure ventilation that is delivered through a nasal, mask, or helmet interface and
of an invasive airway ... pressures • Decreases work ... breathing by improving pulmonary ... #Ventilation #management ... #pulmonary
Massive Hemoptysis - Diagnosis and Management
 • Definitions: 
   - Hemoptysis = bleeding from
Diagnosis and Management ... • Workup • General ... ManagementAirway ... #treatment #workup ... #pulmonary #criticalcare
Volume Assist/Control Mechanical Ventilation
How does this mode work?
 • Delivers a set volume of air with
How does this mode ... work? ... • Delivers a set ... ventilation #AC #criticalcare ... #pulmonary
Severe Asthma Exacerbation
Signs of a Severe Asthma Exacerbation:
 • Vitals: ↑HR ↑RR ↓SpO2
 • High work
↓SpO2 • High work ... Volume control mode ... #Exacerbation #CriticalCare ... #pulmonary #ventilation ... #mechanical #management
Increased Airway Pressure - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Using these steps from start to end should
Increased Airway ... ❶Adequate oxygen delivery ... o Aspiration, pulmonary ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup