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PROSEVA definition of ARDS
Thus, the PROSEVA trial essentially modifies the Berlin definition of ARDS, with the
the PaO2/FiO2 ratio ... the PaO2/FiO2 ratio ... #Diagnosis #CriticalCare
Understanding & Treating ARDS - Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

•  Timing - within one week of
PaO2/FiO2 (P/F) ratio ... Diagnosis #Management #CriticalCare
Pulse Oximetry Summary
Pulse oximetry is the non-invasive continuous measurement of the oxygen saturation of hemoglobin. It
standard curve, the ratio ... absorption (modulation ratio ... Oximetry #Summary #critcalcare
Approach to Hemorrhagic Shock
PLAN FOR CONTROLLING HEMORRHAGE & ACTIVATE MASSIVE TRANSFUSION PROTOCOL
 • Activate massive transfusion
IN A BALANCED RATIO ... products in a fixed ratio ... Management #Summary #CriticalCare
Restrict the cuff leak test to high-risk patients
The absence of a cuff leak increases the likelihood
positive likelihood ratio ... negative likelihood ratio ... ): #Diagnosis #Criticalcare
PAMPER - Prehospital Plasma during Air Medical Transport in Trauma Patients at Risk for Hemorrhagic Shock

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prothrombin-time ratio ... Hemorrhagic #Shock #EMS #CriticalCare
Overview of Ventilator Modes
VC - Volume Control (a.k.a. assist control volume)
 - Every breath delivered (mandatory
BI-Vent) - Inverse ratio ... #Ventilation #CriticalCare
General schema for respiratory support in patients with COVID-19
Low flow nasal cannula
 • Typically set at
with PaO2/FiO2 ratio ... management #schema #criticalcare
Auto-PEEP 
What is Auto-PEEP?
 • Progressive air trapping & dynamic hyperinflation → ↑Palv at end expiration
= decrease I:E ratio ... diagnosis #management #criticalcare
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
CXR ● PaO2/FiO2 ratio ... Diagnosis #Management #CriticalCare