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Effect of Lung Recruitment and Titrated Positive End-Expiratory Pressure (PEEP) vs Low PEEP on Mortality in
) vs Low PEEP on ... Patients With Acute ... Respiratory Distress ... Postoperative #Pulmonary ... #CriticalCare
Berlin Criteria for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) 
- Respiratory symptoms must have begun within one
Berlin Criteria for Acute ... consistent with pulmonary ... lung collapse, or pulmonary ... H2O #ARDS #Acute ... Criteria #Diagnosis #CriticalCare
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Distress Syndrome ... leading to increased pulmonary ... consistent with pulmonary ... minimum of 5 cmH20 PEEP ... #CriticalCare
Auto-PEEP 
What is Auto-PEEP?
 • Progressive air trapping & dynamic hyperinflation → ↑Palv at end expiration
Auto-PEEP What ... is Auto-PEEP? ... ventilation • In acute ... #pulmonary #diagnosis ... #management #criticalcare
HFNC compared to NIV
HFNC:
- Comfort - Higher comfort  Eating, drinking and speaking less impaired 
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Airway pressure and PEEP ... Flow-dependent PEEP ... Skin breakdown/ sores ... NIPPV #bipap #comparison ... #management
Medical Management of Acute RV Failure
 • Evaluate and Treat Etiology of RV Failure [e.g. Acute
Medical Management ... of Acute RV Failure ... involving RV, Pulmonary ... rightventricular #cardiology ... #management #treatment
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 - MAP <65. SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
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• Obstructive: Pulmonary ... pericarditis, Severe auto-PEEP ... Differential #Diagnosis #criticalcare ... #algorithm #treatment ... #management
Adjunct Therapies to Consider in Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome 

#management #criticalcare #pulmonary #covid19
to Consider in Acute ... Respiratory Distress ... Syndrome #management ... #criticalcare # ... pulmonary #covid19
Severe Heart Failure & Cardiogenic Shock - Management Checklist 
Evaluation 
 - EKG & echocardiography
Cardiogenic Shock - Management ... Revascularization, treatment ... for acute MI if ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology ... #Management
In ARDS, we know that the lungs are so diffusely injured that the remaining total area
Keep this in mind ... are taught to keep ... pathophysiology #diagnosis #management ... #ards #foamed #criticalcare ... #treatment #respiratory