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

Peak Inspiratory Pressure (PIP): Dynamic pressure needed
Peak Inspiratory Pressure ... (PIP): Dynamic pressure ... Plateau Pressure ... (Static pressure ... #PPlat #PEEP #CriticalCare
APRV - Overview 

Airway pressure release ventilation (APRV) uses prolonged periods of high continuous positive airway
Overview Airway pressure ... positive airway pressures ... brief episodes of pressure ... release to a lower pressure ... MDaniyalHashmi1 #APRV #CriticalCare
Mechanisms of Lower Extremity Edema: #Diagnosis #Pathophys #EM #IM #Edema #Lower #LowerExtremity #Causes #Starling #Oncotic #Hydrostatic
Diagnosis #Pathophys #EM ... #Hydrostatic #Pressure ... Differential #Mechanism #Algorithm
ICU Hypotension - Evaluation Algorithm

OFTEN Mnemonic:

OWN THE PULSE PRESSURE 

FEEL YOUR PATIENT'S LEGS 

TEST FOR FLUID
Hypotension - Evaluation Algorithm ... OWN THE PULSE PRESSURE ... Hypotension #Evaluation #Algorithm ... #CriticalCare #
Management of status epilepticus

Big thanks to Dr. Grossman, one of MetroHealth's neurocritical care attendings for his
- MH/CCF/CWRU EM ... Management #Seizure #Algorithm ... #CriticalCare #
EKG showing prominent U waves due to hypokalemia. Serum potassium 2.0. 

#EKG #emergencymedicine #criticalcare #cardiology #internalmedicine
emergencymedicine #criticalcare ... internalmedicine #EM
Driving Pressure in Mechanical Ventilation

Driving Pressure (delta P) = Pplat - PEEP

Salim R. Rezaie, MD @srrezaie

#DrivingPressure
Driving Pressure ... Ventilation Driving Pressure ... MechanicalVentilation #CriticalCare
Vasopressors Demystified

Shock comes in many flavors and so do vasopressors. Here’s a OnePager summarizing my approach
my approach to pressors ... Includes my favorite pressor ... pedagogical device: the pressor-speedometer ... Vasopressors #Basics #CriticalCare
Cardiogenic Shock algorithm #algorithm #cardiology #cardiogenicshock #criticalcare #algorithm
Cardiogenic Shock algorithm ... #algorithm #cardiology ... cardiogenicshock #criticalcare ... #algorithm
BiPAP titration in CHF
 - Mean airway pressure provides goodness 
 - Ramp up the ePAP
- Mean airway pressure ... high mean airway pressure ... else - Driving pressure ... increase the driving pressure ... CongestiveHeartFailure #Management #CriticalCare