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Simplifying Mechanical Ventilation - Modes of Mechanical Ventilation - Comparison Table

You now know many modes whether
Ventilation - Comparison Table ... how the breaths are ... #Management #CriticalCare ... Breaths #Comparison #Table ... Volume #Pressure #Support
Proposed Respiratory Support Algorithm in COVID19

The ‘intubate early’ paradigm, where patients who “fail” low flow oxygen
Proposed Respiratory Support ... Algorithm in COVID19 ... intubated and mechanically ... #respiratory #support ... management #schema #criticalcare
Shock - Differential Diagnosis by Classification

Hypovolemic (Intravascular volume depletion)
 - Hemorrhagic 
   • Trauma
Differential Diagnosis by Classification ... exacerbation (any cause ... Obstructive (Mechanical ... Differential #Diagnosis #Classification ... #Table #CriticalCare
Tailoring Vasopressors to a Patient's Physiology

Overall, norepinephrine, epinephrine, and vasopressin are all supported by evidence as
and vasopressin are ... all supported by ... #Management #CriticalCare ... #Vasopressor #Selection ... #Algorithm #FirstLine
Shock - Differential Diagnosis by Classification
Reflex Syncope 
 - Vasovagal syncope
   • Prolonged standing
Differential Diagnosis by Classification ... tachycardia - Mechanical ... • Massive PE ... Differential #Diagnosis #Classification ... #Table #Causes
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
MAP = CO x SVR
Hypovolemic (↓ Intravascular volume):
 • Hemorrhage, dehydration due
pump failure): • Mechanical ... tamponade, Vascular → PE ... findings based on cause ... Differential #Diagnosis #table ... #comparison #criticalcare
Summary table of types of hypersensitivity reactions. 
Type 1
 - Mediators: lgE
 - Antigen Form: Soluble
Summary table of ... Allergen-specific lgE causes ... Antigen-antibody complexes are ... types #allergy #table ... #classification
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
exclude other causes ... sx: dyspnea on exertion ... during Delivery • Stable ... Consider early mechanical ... support for patients
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
the determined cause ... and perhaps even mechanical ... support (Balloon ... #differential #algorithm ... cardiology #treatment #table
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
typically able ... treat the primary cause ... may not be the case ... clinica l#foamed #algorithm ... #criticalcare