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

You now know many modes whether
Ventilation - Modes ... of Mechanical Ventilation ... - Comparison Table ... #Management #CriticalCare ... #Breaths #Comparison
General schema for respiratory support in patients with COVID-19
Low flow nasal cannula
 • Typically set at
Ventilation • ... lung-protective ventilation ... strategies or APRV ... for prone ventilation ... #schema #criticalcare
Proposed Respiratory Support Algorithm in COVID19

The ‘intubate early’ paradigm, where patients who “fail” low flow oxygen
ventilation, most ... unequivocally required ... support #COVID19 #management ... #schema #criticalcare ... #hypoxia #failure
Mechanical Ventilation: The Basics
In the most basic sense, ventilator modes are defined by their control variable
Mechanical Ventilation ... most basic sense, ventilator ... Pressure Support Ventilation ... Basics #Modes #Comparison ... #management #criticalcare
Mechanical ventilation in obese patients according to the i-STAR Algorithm
Intubate
 • Anticipate difficult airway management and
Mechanical ventilation ... difficult mask ventilation ... ARDSnet low-PEEP table ... • FiO2: avoid hyperoxia ... #Management #CriticalCare
Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation (NIPPV)

Expiratory & Inspiratory Positive Airway Pressure
Both increase intrathoracic pressure, which can decrease
Pressure Ventilation ... Cannot initiate breath ... PositivePressure #Ventilation ... #criticalcare # ... management
Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) - Diagnosis and Management

Pneumonia Signs/Symptoms:
 • Confusion/disorientation (LR + 1.9)
 • Cough
(LR + 2.7) • Hypoxia ... • Bronchial breath ... mechanical ventilation ... intubation or noninvasive ... ventilation
Oxygen Delivery Devices
1. Flow is a variable describing the movement of a volume of gas over
understand: Minute Ventilation ... you draw your breath ... systems (CPAP/BPAP/ventilator ... Devices #Flow #Comparison ... #management #criticalcare