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Conventional vs Airway Pressure Release Ventilation (APRV) - Pressure Waveforms 
 - Dr. Josh Farkas @PulmCrit

#Diagnosis
Conventional vs ... Pressure Release Ventilation ... Josh Farkas @PulmCrit ... #Diagnosis #CriticalCare ... PressureRelease #Ventilation
The ARDSnet ideal body weight/tidal volume chart takes all of the calculations and guesswork out of
#Management #CriticalCare ... Height #Chart #Ventilator ... #Ventilation #TidalVolume
ETT depth may be predicted based on the patient’s height.  This has been validated among
#Management #CriticalCare ... Checklist #ETTDepths #TidalVolumes ... #Table #PulmCrit
Airway Pressure Release Ventilation (APRV) - Pressure Waveform @PulmCrit

#Diagnosis #CriticalCare #APRV #PressureRelease #Ventilation #Waveforms
Pressure Release Ventilation ... Pressure Waveform @PulmCrit ... #Diagnosis #CriticalCare ... PressureRelease #Ventilation
General schema for respiratory support in patients with COVID-19
Low flow nasal cannula
 • Typically set at
Invasive Mechanical Ventilation ... • May use conventional ... lung-protective ventilation ... indication for prone ventilation ... management #schema #criticalcare
Approach to Selecting Respiratory Support:
-The role of noninvasive respiratory support is generally to reduce the patient's
#Management #CriticalCare ... #Noninvasive #Ventilation ... Selection #Algorithm #PulmCrit
Emergency Laryngectomy Management

This algorithm is paired with the red bed-head sign and indicates that the patient
same, without the conventional ... insufflation without ventilation ... efficacious if ventilation ... #Management #CriticalCare
COVID-19 Intubation Checklist

Personal protective equipment (PPE)
 • Standard PPE
   • N95 or PAPR.
exhalation port of ventilator ... cuff prior to ventilation ... Josh Farkas @pulmcrit ... SARSCoV2 #Management #CriticalCare
Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation (NIPPV)

Expiratory & Inspiratory Positive Airway Pressure
Both increase intrathoracic pressure, which can decrease
Positive Pressure Ventilation ... Aspiration - unable to clear ... PositivePressure #Ventilation ... #indications #criticalcare