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Oxygen Delivery Systems and Approximate FiO2:
#Management #SupplementalO2 #Oxygen #Delivery #Devices #Interface #FiO2 #NonRebreather #HFNC #NasalCannula #Simple
Oxygen Delivery ... #Management #SupplementalO2 ... #Oxygen #Delivery ... FaceMask #Venture #Table
Oxygen Delivery by Device

Nasal Cannula 
• Indicated for low-flow, low-percentage supplemental oxygen. 
• Flow rate of
Oxygen Delivery ... low-percentage supplemental ... higher percentage supplemental ... retention of exhaled gases ... • Uses either
Oxygen delivery & ABG interpretation made easier with this simple colour-coded table. Please share, and print
Oxygen delivery ... simple colour-coded table ... #Management #SupplementalO2 ... #Oxygen #Delivery ... NRB #FlowRates #Table
Nasal Oxygen Delivery Devices
Nasal cannula can be used to deliver supplemental O2. Conventional nasal cannula are
Nasal Oxygen Delivery ... can be used to deliver ... supplemental O2 ... commonly used deliver ... cannula (HFNC) delivers
Emergency Breech Baby Delivery 
OB able to take patient to the OR?  yes -> C-section
Emergency Breech Baby Delivery ... OB able to take ... baby's midline to deliver ... contractions, deliver ... normal vertex delivery
Low O2 saturation that does not respond to supplemental O2
- Key diagnostic feature (sat < 85%
not respond to supplemental ... pulse oximeter causes ... of impaired O2 delivery ... impairment of O2 delivery
Lab patterns seen in Inborn Errors of Metabolism

A table of lab values compiled from UpToDate and
Metabolism A table ... IEM schema for supplemental ... Peds #Pediatrics #Table
An Approach to Acute Dyspnea

General Categories: Hypoxemia, Hypercapnia, Acidemia, Poor O2 Delivery (without hypoxemia),  Miscellaneous
Acidemia, Poor O2 Delivery ... ShortnessOfBreath #Table
Thrombocytopenia and Pregnancy
Three syndromes in the critically ill pregnant woman who presents with coagulation defects.
1) HELLP
* Responds to delivery ... child * Severe cases ... * Responds to delivery ... Diagnosis #Comparison #Table
Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
DECREASED INSPIRED OXYGEN
 • Low PATM Can decrease first part
gas equation • Causes ... Improves with supplemental ... oxygen • Causes ... • Most common cause ... not improve with supplemental