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Capnography
Measurement of exhaled carbon dioxide can be used to confirm ETT placement, for safer procedural sedation,
• PETCO2 - End-tidal ... The Capnograph waveform ... dysynchrony during mechanical ... interpretation #waveforms
Basics of Waveform Capnography
Waveform capnography assesses ventilation by monitoring exhaled carbon dioxide
Can use measurement and morphology
Basics of Waveform ... rebreathing or mechanical ... peak, not end-tidal ... obstructed • MECHANICAL ... OBSTRUCTION - Fixed mechanical
Proposed Respiratory Support Algorithm in COVID19

The ‘intubate early’ paradigm, where patients who “fail” low flow oxygen
Respiratory Support Algorithm ... intubated and mechanically ... disease and not the mechanical ... criticalcare #hypoxia #failure ... #algorithm
Stages in the development of HF and recommended therapy by stage. ACEI indicates angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor;
therapy; HF, heart failure ... ; HFpEF, heart failure ... ; HFrEF, heart failure ... hypertrophy; MCS, mechanical ... Stages #ACCAHA #Algorithm
General schema for respiratory support in patients with COVID-19
Low flow nasal cannula
 • Typically set at
ideal) Invasive Mechanical ... Ventilation • Target tidal ... criticalcare #hypoxia #failure ... #algorithm
Causes of Congenital Anomalies - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Malformation
 • Embryonic development failure or inadequacy (often multifactorial)
Deformation
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Embryonic development failure ... Deformation • Abnormal mechanical ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Mechanical ventilation in obese patients according to the i-STAR Algorithm
Intubate
 • Anticipate difficult airway management and
Mechanical ventilation ... to the i-STAR Algorithm ... Ventilation • Tidal ... patients #iSTAR #Algorithm ... #Obesity #Mechanical
STAGES of CHF (A, B, C, D), however, describe the severity of structural abnormalities that impair
end-stage heart failure ... LVAD- an external mechanical ... Stages #ACCAHA #Algorithm
Mechanical Pouch Failure and Re-Do IPAA - Management Algorithm
Patient w/ Mechanical Pouch Failure: Anastomotic Stricture, Leak,
Failure and Re-Do ... IPAA - Management Algorithm ... Pouch Failure: ... complication Algorithm ... ReDo #IPAA #IBD #algorithm
Fluid Responsiveness and Fluid Tolerance Testing - OnePager Summary
Fluid resuscitation can be beneficial when required or
risk of renal failure ... Analysis of the waveform ... • END TIDAL CO2 ... PULSE OXIMETRY WAVEFORM ... plethysmographic waveform