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Original ARDSNet Mechanical Ventilation Protocol

Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Network (ARDSNet)

NIH NHLBI ARDS Clinical Network 

#Management #CriticalCare
Respiratory Distress Syndrome ... Clinical Network #Management ... #CriticalCare # ... ARDSNet #Ventilator ... GrepMed Recommended Text
The ARDSnet ideal body weight/tidal volume chart takes all of the calculations and guesswork out of
The ARDSnet ideal ... a copy on your airway ... tidal volume #Management ... #CriticalCare # ... GrepMed Recommended Text
Mechanical ventilation in obese patients according to the i-STAR Algorithm
Intubate
 • Anticipate difficult airway management and
Anticipate difficult airway ... management and ... Low-moderate PEEP (ARDSnet ... #obese #Management ... #CriticalCare
Airway Intubation Checklist
GATHER/TEST EQUIPMENT: NC, BVM + PEEP Valve, Free flowing IV, EKG, SpO2 monitor, ETT
Checklist GATHER/TEST ... 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
lung protective ventilation ... if you can get away ... minimize the risk of Ventilator-Induced ... pathophysiology #diagnosis #management ... #ards #foamed #criticalcare
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
Unresponsive wakefulness syndrome ... • Locked-in syndrome ... pressure support ventilation ... wrists flexed back, away ... #PhysicalExam #neurology
Airway Intubation Checklist
GATHER/TEST EQUIPMENT: NC, BVM + PEEP Valve, Free flowing IV, EKG, SpO2 monitor, ETT
Checklist GATHER/TEST ... Video scope, LMA, Ventilator ... POST INTUBATION MANAGEMENT ... intubation #checklist #criticalcare ... #airway #management
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
Guillain-Barré Syndrome ... and sensitive tests ... whether mechanical ventilation ... #diagnosis #management ... #neurology