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APRV - Overview 

Airway pressure release ventilation (APRV) uses prolonged periods of high continuous positive airway
) uses prolonged ... • Intended as ... volutrauma, increased work ... #CriticalCare # ... Ventilation #Management
Overview of Ventilator Modes
VC - Volume Control (a.k.a. assist control volume)
 - Every breath delivered (mandatory
., APV, Auto flow ... are not the same as ... APRV - Airway Pressure ... #Ventilation #CriticalCare ... #Comparison #Management
Hypotension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Hypotension is commonly due to unnecessarily deep anaesthesia, the autonomic
intrathoracic pressure as ... rhythm, treat as ... #Hypotension #Differential ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup
COPD phenotypes:  Blue Bloaters vs. Pink Puffers
The two most stereotypical forms of COPD are pink
blue bloaters, as ... clearance and airway ... airflow obstruction causes ... increase in the work ... #BlueBloaters #Comparison
Cardiac Arrest - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

The probable cause is one or more of: something
The probable cause ... • As soon as ... CardiacArrest #Checklist #Differential ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup
Erythemas Summarized
Erythema ab igne
 • A dermatosis that results from repeated exposure to heat (fires, heating
pads, heating blankets ... Condition known as ... Many have moved away ... PrathitKulkarni #Erythemas #comparison ... #table #differential
Acute Altered Mental Status - Rapid Response Management

1) Ask while en route: vitals, hyper/hypoactive, POC glucose,
and stabilize: AMS ... Diagnosis and Workup ... the underlying cause ... #criticalcare # ... encephalopathy #differential
Approach to Tracheostomy Emergencies - OnePager Summary
COMPONENTS OF A TRACHEOSTOMY TUBE:
 • Obturator - inserted into
also important as ... This can cause life-threatening ... Surgical management ... Emergencies #diagnosis #differential ... #criticalcare #
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
causing hypovolemia needing ... the determined cause ... #diagnosis #differential ... #algorithm #management ... heartfailure #chf #criticalcare
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
exclude other causes ... Differential Diagnosis ... Period • Breast-feeding ... defibrillator as ... teratogenic GDMT meds