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Driving Pressure in Mechanical Ventilation

Driving Pressure (delta P) = Pplat - PEEP

Salim R. Rezaie, MD @srrezaie

#DrivingPressure
MechanicalVentilation #CriticalCare ... #Management #Diagnosis ... #Table
Useful Intravenous Antihypertensive Agents
- Nicardipine
- Clevidipine
- Labetalol
- Esmolol
- Nitroglycerin

Dr. Josh Farkas https://twitter.com/PulmCrit

#Antihypertensive #Agents #Hypertensive #Emergency #Pharmacology
#Pharmacology #Table ... Intravenous #IV #CriticalCare ... BloodPressure #Management
Simplifying Mechanical Ventilation - Modes of Mechanical Ventilation - Comparison Table

You now know many modes whether
Ventilation - Comparison Table ... #Management #CriticalCare ... Breaths #Comparison #Table
Gastrointestinal Evaluation of Iron Deficiency Anemia
In patients with anemia, diagnose iron deficiency if:
 • Ferritin <
Additional laboratory tests ... chronic kidney tests ... Test for celiac ... change medical management ... workup #diagnosis #gastroenterology
Original ARDSNet Mechanical Ventilation Protocol

Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Network (ARDSNet)

NIH NHLBI ARDS Clinical Network 

#Management #CriticalCare
Clinical Network #Management ... #CriticalCare # ... GrepMed Recommended Text
ETT depth may be predicted based on the patient’s height.  This has been validated among
by attaching a table ... This table may simultaneously ... #Management #CriticalCare ... #TidalVolumes #Table
Antibiotic Susceptibility Table for Routine Gram Positive Infections

*** AUTHOR UPDATE NOTE 3/2019: TMP/SMX should, at best,
Susceptibility Table ... SMX should, at best ... Susceptibility #Table ... Infections #Coverage #Management
Tailoring Vasopressors to a Patient's Physiology

Overall, norepinephrine, epinephrine, and vasopressin are all supported by evidence as
possible that the best ... physiology #Management ... #CriticalCare #
ISCHEMIA Trial - Management Algorithm for patients with Stable Angina

Stress Test -> ? +moderate or severe
ISCHEMIA Trial - Management ... patients with Stable ... Angina Stress Test ... evaluation or management ... ChestPain #Diagnosis #Management
Colorectal Cancer Screening and Polyp Surveillance Intervals
Colon Cancer Screening - Modality - Interval:
 • Colonoscopy -
Multitarget DNA stool test ... Surveillance #Intervals #management ... #gastroenterology