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

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

Airway pressure release ventilation (APRV) uses prolonged periods of high continuous positive airway
Overview Airway pressure ... high continuous positive ... airway pressures ... brief episodes of pressure ... release to a lower pressure
Ocular Ultrasound Pocketcard
Painless Vision Loss
 • Retinal Detachment 
 • Posterior Vitreous Detachment 
 • Vitreous
Ocular Ultrasound ... Elevated Intracranial Pressure ... #pocus #differential ... #diagnosis #radiology ... #ophthalmology
Non-Invasive Positive Pressure Ventilation
Indications: 
 • COPD exacerbation (↓ intubation, ↓ mortality), Cardiogenic pulmonary edema (↓
Pressure Ventilation ... mortality), Other causes ... airway pressure ... volume assured pressure ... #Pressure #Ventilation
D-Sign on Ultrasound
Right Ventricular Pressure vs Volume Overload
Eccentricity Index (EI) = D2/D1
RV Overload “D Sign” EI
D-Sign on Ultrasound ... Right Ventricular Pressure ... ” EI > 1 - POCUS ... echocardiogram #psax #diagnosis ... #cardiology #pocus
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
Widened Pulse Pressure ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Pulse Pressure = ... Pulse Pressure = ... significantly positive
Jugular Venous Pressure Measurement
Examiner places the patient in a reclined position and puts the base of
Jugular Venous Pressure ... in a reclined position ... Positive: JVP > ... #Diagnosis #PhysicalExam ... JugularVenous #Pressure
Normal hepatic vein Doppler Ultrasound tracing
1) a large antegrade waveform (negative velocity) noted during early and
descent on RA pressure ... the fall in RA pressure ... v " wave on RA pressure ... #tracing #diagnosis ... #pocus
Algorithm for Echo determination of LV filling pressures 

#LVFilling #pressures #Algorithm #Echo #POCUS #diagnosis #cardiology
of LV filling pressures ... #LVFilling #pressures ... Algorithm #Echo #POCUS ... #diagnosis #cardiology
Pitting vs Non-Pitting Edema: Differential Diagnosis
For pitting edema: there's generally an issue with :
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: Differential Diagnosis ... ↑ Hydrostatic pressure ... Plasma oncotic pressure ... edema is usually caused ... #causes