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Lung Injury Ventilation & ARDSnet

#criticalcare #coronavirus #covid19 #ventilator #mechancialventilation #management #sarscov2
Lung Injury Ventilation ... & ARDSnet #criticalcare ... #coronavirus #covid19 ... #ventilator #mechancialventilation ... #management #sarscov2
Original ARDSNet Mechanical Ventilation Protocol

Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Network (ARDSNet)

NIH NHLBI ARDS Clinical Network 

#Management #CriticalCare
ARDSNet Mechanical Ventilation ... Acute Respiratory Distress ... Clinical Network #Management ... #CriticalCare # ... ARDSNet #Ventilator
Balloon Visualization - Mechanical Ventilation Pressures - PIP, PPlat, PEEP

Peak Inspiratory Pressure (PIP): Dynamic pressure needed
Visualization - Mechanical Ventilation ... forces of the lung ... Inspiratory Pause: Ventilator ... #PPlat #PEEP #CriticalCare ... Pathophysiology #Pulmonary
Ventilator Troubleshooting Summary
High PIP, nl Pplat:
 - DDx: Tubing problem, Bronchospasm, Secretions
 - Next Steps: Check
Ventilator Troubleshooting ... DDx: Obstructive lung ... Troubleshooting #diagnosis #management ... #pulmonary #mechanical ... #ventilation
Proposed Respiratory Support Algorithm in COVID19

The ‘intubate early’ paradigm, where patients who “fail” low flow oxygen
Support Algorithm in COVID19 ... lung disease are ... the mechanical ventilation ... #management #schema ... #criticalcare #
Mechanical Ventilation in High Intracranial Pressure (ICP)
- Maintain PEEP < ICP
- Dealing with ICP
- HOB effect
Mechanical Ventilation ... Post-intubation Management ... #Mechanical #Ventilation ... ICP #Elevated #management ... #pulmonary #criticalcare
In ARDS, we know that the lungs are so diffusely injured that the remaining total area
protective ventilation ... Same with lung stress ... minimize the risk of Ventilator-Induced ... pathophysiology #diagnosis #management ... #ards #foamed #criticalcare
COVID-19 - Awake Self-Proning

Physiology of proning:
 - more homogenous ventilation
 - decrease ventral-dorsal transpulmonary pressure difference
COVID-19 - Awake ... more homogenous ventilation ... difference - decrease lung ... #prone #awake #covid19 ... #sarscov2 #management
Severe Asthma Exacerbation
Signs of a Severe Asthma Exacerbation:
 • Vitals: ↑HR ↑RR ↓SpO2
 • High work
control mode of ventilation ... • Initial ventilator ... #Exacerbation #CriticalCare ... #pulmonary #ventilation ... #mechanical #management
General schema for respiratory support in patients with COVID-19
Low flow nasal cannula
 • Typically set at
patients with COVID ... use conventional lung-protective ... respiratory #support #COVID19 ... #management #schema ... #criticalcare #