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Balloon Visualization - Mechanical Ventilation Pressures - PIP, PPlat, PEEP

Peak Inspiratory Pressure (PIP): Dynamic pressure needed
forces of the lung ... ) Airway Resistance ... unless excessive airway ... #PPlat #PEEP #CriticalCare ... Diagnosis #Balloon #Pathophysiology
Lung Microbiome - The dysbiosis-inflammation cycle. Inflammation of the airways alters environmental growth conditions of airway
Lung Microbiome ... conditions of airway ... inflammation and respiratory ... #Lung #Microbiome ... inflammation #cycle #pathophysiology
Simplified Airway Management Algorithm
Admittedly sacrificing some detail, this simplified airway management algorithm highlights the critical steps,
Simplified Airway ... this simplified airway ... highlights the critical steps ... assumes imminent respiratory ... Simple #Management #CriticalCare
Effect of different head positions on upper airway dimensions 
 - Atlanto-occipital Extension 
 - Neutral
positions on upper airway ... reason everyone in respiratory ... distress positions ... @airwaycam #Airway ... Cervical #Anesthesia #CriticalCare
In ARDS, we know that the lungs are so diffusely injured that the remaining total area
if you can get away ... Same with lung stress ... #pathophysiology ... #ards #foamed #criticalcare ... #treatment #respiratory
If your PIP and Plateau are both elevated then this indicates lung disease and decreased compliance
this indicates lung ... compliance of the lung ... indicates increased airway ... #Diagnosis #CriticalCare ... #PPlat #Peak #Inspiratory
Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation (NIPPV)

Expiratory & Inspiratory Positive Airway Pressure
Both increase intrathoracic pressure, which can decrease
Airway Pressure ... and decreases respiratory ... in obstructive lung ... • Other acute respiratory ... #indications #criticalcare
Airway Pressure Release Ventilation (APRV) - Early application of airway pressure release ventilation may reduce the
Airway Pressure ... application of airway ... distress syndrome ... oxygenation and respiratory ... Pulmonary #EBM #CriticalCare
Effect of Lung Recruitment and Titrated Positive End-Expiratory Pressure (PEEP) vs Low PEEP on Mortality in
Effect of Lung Recruitment ... Titrated Positive End-Expiratory ... Patients With Acute Respiratory ... Distress Syndrome ... Postoperative #Pulmonary #CriticalCare
High Flow Nasal Cannula
Putative beneficial mechanisms of high flow nasal cannula (HFNC) 
oxygen therapy. EELV, end-expiratory
lung volume; FiO2 ... • Positive airway ... • Increased airway ... highflownasalcannula #pathophysiology ... #mechanisms #criticalcare