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Balloon Visualization - Mechanical Ventilation Pressures - PIP, PPlat, PEEP

Peak Inspiratory Pressure (PIP): Dynamic pressure needed
- PIP, PPlat, PEEP ... compliance) #MechanicalVentilation ... #CriticalCare # ... Diagnosis #Balloon ... Pathophysiology #Pulmonary
Driving Pressure in Mechanical Ventilation

Driving Pressure (delta P) = Pplat - PEEP

Salim R. Rezaie, MD @srrezaie

#DrivingPressure
in Mechanical Ventilation ... delta P) = Pplat - PEEP ... #CriticalCare # ... Management #Diagnosis ... #Table
Auto-PEEP 
What is Auto-PEEP?
 • Progressive air trapping & dynamic hyperinflation → ↑Palv at end expiration
to expiratory airway ... • Decrease airway ... #pulmonary #diagnosis ... #management #criticalcare ... #MechanicalVentilation
Mechanical ventilation in obese patients according to the i-STAR Algorithm
Intubate
 • Anticipate difficult airway management and
Mechanical ventilation ... Anticipate difficult airway ... table in ANDS, ... stepwise increase in airway ... obese #Management #CriticalCare
Increased Airway Pressure - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Using these steps from start to end should
bag moving OR ventilator ... switching to hand ventilation ... o Aspiration, pulmonary ... bronchodilator; PEEP ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis
Intraoperative Hypoxia / Desaturation / Cyanosis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Using these steps from start
bag moving OR ventilator ... assist/increase ventilation ... bronchodilator; PEEP ... o Aspiration, pulmonary ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis
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 ... #ards #foamed #criticalcare
Approach to Tracheostomy Emergencies - OnePager Summary
COMPONENTS OF A TRACHEOSTOMY TUBE:
 • Obturator - inserted into
Pilot balloon ... #Emergencies #diagnosis ... differential #management #pulmonary ... #criticalcare # ... airway #anatomy
Assessment of Chest Tube Drains
Stepwise assessment of Chest Tube Function
TUBE POSITIONING
 • Look at the CXR:
to the lung or airways ... injury to lung or airways ... positive pressure ventilation ... ChestTube #Drains #Diagnosis ... #Assessment #Pulmonary