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Ventilator Alarms
Increased Rate - Patient is tiring on a weaning mode or experiencing pain/anxiety
 - Reassess
adjusting mode/PS ... Ventilator #Alarms #MechanicalVentilation
Mechanical Ventilation: The Basics
In the most basic sense, ventilator modes are defined by their control variable
of its peak • PS ... @EmmGeezee #MechanicalVentilation
Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC) in Cirrhosis - Management Algorithm

Very early (0) - Single <2 cm, Preserved liver
liver function, PS ... liver function, PS ... liver function, PS ... liver function, PS ... liver function, PS
Lung Injury Ventilation & ARDSnet

#criticalcare #coronavirus #covid19 #ventilator #mechancialventilation #management #sarscov2
covid19 #ventilator #mechancialventilation
Ventilator Tip Sheet for non-Critical Care Respiratory Therapists and RT Extenders

Keith D. Lamb RT @kdlamb1

#Ventilator #Tips
RespiratoryTherapy #MechanicalVentilation
Driving Pressure in Mechanical Ventilation

Driving Pressure (delta P) = Pplat - PEEP

Salim R. Rezaie, MD @srrezaie

#DrivingPressure
DrivingPressure #MechanicalVentilation
Overview of Ventilator Modes
VC - Volume Control (a.k.a. assist control volume)
 - Every breath delivered (mandatory
breaths); can use PS ... PS - Pressure ... can combine w/ PS
Balloon Visualization - Mechanical Ventilation Pressures - PIP, PPlat, PEEP

Peak Inspiratory Pressure (PIP): Dynamic pressure needed
compliance) #MechanicalVentilation
SPONT - Spontaneous Breathing = Pressure Support Ventilation Summary
Basic Set Parameters:
  1) Pressure Support (PS)
Pressure Support (PS ... of breathing (↓PS ... Ex: PS 12/6 means
Cardiac Murmurs and Maneuvers

An algorithm demonstrating the effect of various maneuvers on systolic murmurs. 
TR, tricuspid
regurgitation; PS