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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 ... with alveolar ventilation ... #Capnography #interpretation ... #waveforms #patterns
Beginner's Guide to End-Tital Capnography
4 Phases of the Capnoqram
I - Inspiration and expiration Of dead space
II
Beginner's Guide to End-Tital ... with "shark fin" waveform ... because there's no ventilation ... with decreasing waveform ... #Interpretation
General schema for respiratory support in patients with COVID-19
Low flow nasal cannula
 • Typically set at
Invasive Mechanical Ventilation ... • Target tidal ... lung-protective ventilation ... criticalcare #hypoxia #failure ... #algorithm
Basics of Waveform Capnography
Waveform capnography assesses ventilation by monitoring exhaled carbon dioxide
Can use measurement and morphology
Basics of Waveform ... capnography assesses ventilation ... Capnography measures ventilation ... peak, not end-tidal ... #Capnography #interpretation
Mechanical ventilation in obese patients according to the i-STAR Algorithm
Intubate
 • Anticipate difficult airway management and
Mechanical ventilation ... to the i-STAR Algorithm ... difficult mask ventilation ... • Tidal volume ... patients #iSTAR #Algorithm
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) - Basics
Mode of cardiopulmonary support used to treat pulmonary and/or cardiovascular failure
cardiovascular failure ... cardiopulmonary failure ... • Adjust ventilator ... with very low tidal ... clearance (ie, ventilation
Adult ACLS - Cardiac Arrest Algorithm - AHA 2020
CPR Quality:
 • Push hard (at least 2
Cardiac Arrest Algorithm ... Avoid excessive ventilation ... :2 compression-ventilation ... • Quantitative waveform ... cardiacarrest #Algorithm
Emergency Laryngectomy Management

This algorithm is paired with the red bed-head sign and indicates that the patient
Management This algorithm ... principles of the algorithm ... more significant tidal ... insufflation without ventilation ... efficacious if ventilation
Proposed Respiratory Support Algorithm in COVID19

The ‘intubate early’ paradigm, where patients who “fail” low flow oxygen
Respiratory Support Algorithm ... the mechanical ventilation ... criticalcare #hypoxia #failure ... #algorithm
Approach to Selecting Respiratory Support:
-The role of noninvasive respiratory support is generally to reduce the patient's
pneumonia vs. heart failure ... #Noninvasive #Ventilation ... RespiratorySupport #Selection #Algorithm