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APRV - Overview 

Airway pressure release ventilation (APRV) uses prolonged periods of high continuous positive airway
uses prolonged periods ... MDaniyalHashmi1 #APRV #CriticalCare ... #Ventilation #Management
BiPAP titration in CHF
 - Mean airway pressure provides goodness 
 - Ramp up the ePAP
CongestiveHeartFailure #Management ... #CriticalCare # ... Cardiology
Bradycardia - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management
Narrow Complex Bradycardia:
 • Regular: Sinus Bradycardia, AFib w/ AV
Framework and Management ... Unstable Bradycardia Management ... epinephrine 4) Page Cardiology ... Differential #Diagnosis #Management ... #cardiology #criticalcare
Cardiac Event Monitoring Devices - Compared
Ambulatory ECG (Hotter):
 • Advantages: Continuous recording, records asx events, all
Short monitoring period ... Longer monitoring period ... Devices #Comparison #cardiology ... #management #holter
Post-Intensive Care Syndrome (PICS)
Symptoms of PICS:
 - Physical Domain: Generalized weakness, Fatigue, Difficulty walking
 - Cognitive
illness - Prior psychiatric ... PICS #diagnosis #management ... #criticalcare #
Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump (IABP)

Intra-aortic balloon counter-pulsation is a method of invasive hemodynamic support. A catheter is
Pump #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology #criticalcare
In July 2015 the ACC/AHA proposed and published an algorithm to help stratify cardiac arrest patients
Stratfication #Management ... #Cardiology #CriticalCare
Pheochromocytoma - Diagnosis and Management Summary
10 percent rule = 10% of pheochromocytomas are extra-adrenal, multiple, bilateral,
Diagnosis and Management ... incidentaloma/periodic ... leukocytosis, psychiatric ... blood pressure management ... blood pressure management
Oxygen Delivery Devices
1. Flow is a variable describing the movement of a volume of gas over
of gas over a period ... Flow #Comparison #management ... #criticalcare
Pacemaker Operating Modes
1 - Chamber paced
     A (atrium), V (ventricle), D (dual/both)
2
200 bpm) - The period ... atrial refractory period ... 300 bpm) - The period ... Pacing #settings #cardiology ... #management