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Mechanical Ventilation in High Intracranial Pressure (ICP)
- Maintain PEEP < ICP
- Dealing with ICP
- HOB effect
Mechanical Ventilation ... High Intracranial Pressure ... Post-intubation ... #Mechanical #Ventilation ... management #pulmonary #criticalcare
Non-Invasive Positive Pressure Ventilation
Indications: 
 • COPD exacerbation (↓ intubation, ↓ mortality), Cardiogenic pulmonary edema (↓
Ventilation Indications ... exacerbation (↓ intubation ... nickmmark #NIVPPV #NonInvasive ... #Ventilation #diagnosis ... #management #indications
Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation (NIPPV)

Expiratory & Inspiratory Positive Airway Pressure
Both increase intrathoracic pressure, which can decrease
Noninvasive Positive ... Pressure Ventilation ... hair) • Risk Of Clinical ... PositivePressure #Ventilation ... #criticalcare #
COVID-19 Intubation Checklist

Personal protective equipment (PPE)
 • Standard PPE
   • N95 or PAPR.
COVID-19 Intubation ... Medications & pre-planned ... exhalation port of ventilator ... cuff prior to ventilation ... SARSCoV2 #Management #CriticalCare
Creatine Kinase - Causes of Elevated CK Levels
Acute CK Elevation (Pain > Weakness):
 • RHABDOMYOLYSIS
alcohol - Medications ... immobility • Critical ... Illness Myopathy (ICU ... steroids, mechanical ventilation ... #differential #diagnosis
COVID-19 - A Seattle Intensivist's One-Page Cheat-Sheet on COVID-19 v2.7 Updated March 26 2020

(v2.7) incorporating newer
more info about ventilator ... COVID19 in the ICU ... emergency 2020-3-12 Diagnosis ... #Coronavirus #CriticalCare ... : Marino's The ICU
In ARDS, we know that the lungs are so diffusely injured that the remaining total area
lung protective ventilation ... minimize the risk of Ventilator-Induced ... pathophysiology #diagnosis ... #ards #foamed #criticalcare ... #respiratory #clinical
Pain, Agitation, and Delirium (PAD) in the ICU
Addressing the ICU Triad (PAD) can be accomplished through
will vary with clinical ... scenario / sedation indication ... to facilitate extubation ... #CriticalCare # ... diagnosis #management
Emergencies related to thyroid gland diseases are infrequently observed in the clinical practice. They are caused
observed in the clinical ... intensive care units (ICU ... , endotracheal intubation ... assisted mechanic ventilation ... DharSaty #Coma, #CriticalCare
Intraoperative Bronchospasm - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

❶ Call for help and inform theatre team of
or oesophageal intubation ... Other drugs at clinician ... Use appropriate ventilation ... raised airway pressure ... X-ray as soon as clinically