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BiPAP titration in CHF
 - Mean airway pressure provides goodness 
 - Ramp up the ePAP
in CHF - Mean airway ... achieve high mean airway ... CongestiveHeartFailure #Management ... #CriticalCare # ... Cardiology
Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation (NIPPV)

Expiratory & Inspiratory Positive Airway Pressure
Both increase intrathoracic pressure, which can decrease
& lower airway ... and mortality BPAP ... exacerbation (cardiogenic pulmonary ... #criticalcare # ... management
Coronavirus - COVID-19 - Principles of Airway Management

Dr. Albert Chan @gaseousXchange

#Coronavirus #COVID19 #Airway #Management #CriticalCare
Coronavirus - COVID ... Principles of Airway ... Management Dr ... #COVID19 #Airway ... #Management #CriticalCare
COVID-19 Emergency Intubation Checklist - Australian Safe Airway Society Consensus Statement

Safe Airway Society @SafeAirway

#COVID19 #Intubation #Checklist
Australian Safe Airway ... Statement Safe Airway ... Intubation #Checklist #CriticalCare ... #Management #SARSCoV2 ... #CoronaVirus
Non-Invasive Positive Pressure Ventilation
Indications: 
 • COPD exacerbation (↓ intubation, ↓ mortality), Cardiogenic pulmonary edema (↓
), Cardiogenic pulmonary ... Inability to protect airway ... Continuous positive airway ... Ventilation #diagnosis #management ... #indications #pulmonary
Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Positive airway pressure therapy
   → Positive pharyngeal transmural pressure
Apnea Positive airway ... improvement to PAP ... refractory to CPAP ... SleepApnea #Treatment #management ... #pulmonary
Non-Invasive Ventilation (BiPAP) Algorithm - Indications and Contraindications
Indications for NIV:
 • COPD - pH <7.35, pCO2
Non-Invasive Ventilation (BiPAP ... burns, Fixed upper airway ... #Ventilation #BiPAP ... #Algorithm #criticalcare ... #management #indications
Algorithm for Treatment of Chronic Thromboembolic Disease (CTEPH)
Initial Imaging for Screening - V/Q scan - 90-100%
• Assess for Pulmonary ... Operability → Pulmonary ... Angioplasty (BPA ... karanpdesai #cteph #management ... #algorithm #cardiology
HFNC compared to NIV
HFNC:
- Comfort - Higher comfort  Eating, drinking and speaking less impaired 
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less impaired - Airway ... application - Pulmonary ... pressure - Extra pulmonary ... #NIV #NIPPV #bipap ... #comparison #management
Hyperacute Hypoxemia - Workup and Management
Differential Diagnosis: Aspiration, Flash Pulmonary Edema, Mucous Plugging, Bronchospasm, Pulmonary Embolism,
Hypoxemia - Workup and Management ... Aspiration, Flash Pulmonary ... Bronchospasm, Pulmonary ... Therapeutics: Airway ... #treatment #criticalcare