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Driving Pressure in Mechanical Ventilation

Driving Pressure (delta P) = Pplat - PEEP

Salim R. Rezaie, MD @srrezaie

#DrivingPressure
DrivingPressure #MechanicalVentilation ... #CriticalCare # ... Management #Diagnosis ... #Table
An Algorithm for the Evaluation and Management of Cardiac Arrest with Ultrasonography

- Dr. Tom Fadial https://twitter.com/thame

#CardiacArrest
Evaluation and Management ... POCUS #Evaluation #Diagnosis ... #Management #Ultrasound ... #CriticalCare
POCUS Lung Algorithm for the Use of Ultrasound in the Evaluation of Dyspnea 

#Diagnosis #Management #CriticalCare
for the Use of Ultrasound ... of Dyspnea #Diagnosis ... #Management #CriticalCare
Auto-PEEP 
What is Auto-PEEP?
 • Progressive air trapping & dynamic hyperinflation → ↑Palv at end expiration
intrinsic PEEP When does ... on ventilator does ... PEEP #pulmonary #diagnosis ... #management #criticalcare ... #MechanicalVentilation
Pancreatitis management checklist 
Evaluation to guide etiology & management 
 - RUQ ultrasound 
 - Calcium
- RUQ ultrasound ... Q6hr) and pain-dose ... limit them as able ... Pancreatitis #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #CriticalCare
Algorithm for the Management of Ventricular Tachycardia Electrical Storm
ES diagnosed (≥ 3 episodes of VT/ICD therapies
Algorithm for the Management ... Electrical Storm ES diagnosed ... therapies in 24h) Does ... cardioversion Stable ... #VTach #diagnosis
Pulmonary Embolism - Risk Stratification and Prognostication based on scores and clinical features

 • Bova score
Hemodynamics (Stable ... prognostication #diagnosis ... #management #stratification ... #criticalcare #
Imaging Modalities for Renal Calculus

AXR. KUB
 - Good far calcium-containing stones useful when limited radiation dose
limited radiation dose ... total radiation dose ... Ultrasound - ... obstruction - Able ... scan) when an ultrasound
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist - Myasthenia Gravis

Evaluation 
 - Chest X-ray and lung ultrasound (exclude other lung
X-ray and lung ultrasound ... Pyridostigmine - New diagnosis ... Continue prior dose ... MyastheniaGravis #Checklist #Management ... #CriticalCare
Orthopedic Emergencies
Compartment Syndrome
 • An increase in compartment pressure to the point where tissue perfusion is
this maneuver does ... necrosis of the subcutaneous ... thickness of the subcutaneous ... • Diagnosis: ... #Emergencies #diagnosis