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

Expiratory & Inspiratory Positive Airway Pressure
Both increase intrathoracic pressure, which can decrease
Inspiratory Positive Airway ... upper & lower airway ... Bi-Level Positive Airway ... #indications #criticalcare ... #management
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
Approach to Selecting Respiratory Support:
-The role of noninvasive respiratory support is generally to reduce the patient's
-The choice of BiPAP ... the patient's diagnosis ... -BiPAP should never ... #Management #CriticalCare ... #BiPAP #BiLevel
Non-Invasive Positive Pressure Ventilation
Indications: 
 • COPD exacerbation (↓ intubation, ↓ mortality), Cardiogenic pulmonary edema (↓
Inability to protect airway ... Continuous positive airway ... a.k.a BiLevel, BiPAP ... #Ventilation #diagnosis ... #management #indications
Difficult Airway Conditions List (A to Z)

Difficult Airway Syndromes, Description and Potential Problems

By @dastrainees

#Difficult #Airway #Conditions
Difficult Airway ... ) Difficult Airway ... #Difficult #Airway ... Conditions #Syndromes #diagnosis ... #management #criticalcare
HFNC compared to NIV
HFNC:
- Comfort - Higher comfort  Eating, drinking and speaking less impaired 
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less impaired - Airway ... Lower risk - Skin ... #NIV #NIPPV #bipap ... #comparison #management
If your PIP and Plateau are both elevated then this indicates lung disease and decreased compliance
indicates increased airway ... resistance #Diagnosis ... #CriticalCare # ... Pressure #Plateau #Differential
Hyperacute Hypoxemia - Workup and Management
Differential Diagnosis: Aspiration, Flash Pulmonary Edema, Mucous Plugging, Bronchospasm, Pulmonary Embolism,
Hypoxemia - Workup and Management ... Differential Diagnosis ... Therapeutics: Airway ... #Management #treatment ... #criticalcare
Transplant Infections Timeline
Pre-transplant:
 • Common bacteria (endogenous): Staphylococci (skin), Gram-negative bacilli (gut)
 • Viruses: HSV (reactivation)
Engraftment:
Staphylococci (skin ... Staphylococci (skin ... (airways) • Viruses ... Infections #Timeline #differential ... #diagnosis #causes