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Mechanical ventilation in obese patients according to the i-STAR Algorithm
Intubate
 • Anticipate difficult airway management and
Anticipate difficult airway ... management and ... stepwise increase in airway ... ventilation #obese #Management ... #CriticalCare
Auto-PEEP 
What is Auto-PEEP?
 • Progressive air trapping & dynamic hyperinflation → ↑Palv at end expiration
Auto-PEEP What ... to expiratory airway ... • Decrease airway ... #pulmonary #diagnosis ... #management #criticalcare
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Distress Syndrome – ARDS ... leading to increased pulmonary ... consistent with pulmonary ... minimum of 5 cmH20 PEEP ... #CriticalCare
Titrating PEEP in ARDS
Key Principles:
1) The ideal PEEP optimizes alveolar recruitment and reduces atelectrauma, while minimizing
Titrating PEEP in ... ARDS Key Principles ... #ARDS #titration ... #management #criticalcare ... #pulmonary
In ARDS, we know that the lungs are so diffusely injured that the remaining total area
In ARDS, we know ... Keep this in mind ... if you can get away ... pathophysiology #diagnosis #management ... criticalcare #treatment
Continuous Positive Airway Pressure in the Neonate

WHY CPAP? 
• Maintain airway patency 
• Helps avoid alveoli
Continuous Positive Airway ... • Maintain airway ... surfactant • Aids ... CPAP #Neonate #Management ... #ABCs #ABCDE #Peds
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
of a difficult airway ... murmur 3/6) - Pulmonary ... - Oral cavity/Airway ... ACEi/ARBs - Hold ... medical and surgical management