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Simplifying Mechanical Ventilation - Modes of Mechanical Ventilation - Comparison Table

You now know many modes whether
Simplifying Mechanical ... Ventilation - Comparison ... how the breaths are ... #Management #CriticalCare ... Variables #Breaths #Comparison
Proposed Respiratory Support Algorithm in COVID19

The ‘intubate early’ paradigm, where patients who “fail” low flow oxygen
nasal cannula) are ... intubated and mechanically ... patients with COVID lung ... disease and not the mechanical ... support #COVID19 #management
Interventional bronchoscopic and surgical treatments for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Overview of various therapies used
all therapies are ... outcomes or comparison ... to lung volume ... surgery (LVRS) are ... #Management #AdvancedCOPD
Weaning from the Ventilator - Algorithm
Setting up for extubation success
 • Decrease demand — correct metabolic
• Optimize mechanics ... stop or reduce long ... Diuresis — Dry lungs ... are happy lungs ... #CriticalCare #Management
Air Bronchograms on Ultrasound

Opacification of alveolar spaces surrounding air-filled bronchioles; enables visualization of well-defined tissue/air interface;
bronchograms (AB) are ... respiration, and are ... Static #Dynamic #POCUS ... #Clinical #Lung ... #Ultrasound #comparison
Overview of Ventilator Modes
VC - Volume Control (a.k.a. assist control volume)
 - Every breath delivered (mandatory
patient breaths are ... - All breaths are ... #CriticalCare #Comparison ... #Management #Mechanical
Inpatient Management of Opioid Use Disorder: Methadone vs Buprenorphine - Comparison Table

Some patients may decline buprenorphine
Inpatient Management ... Buprenorphine - Comparison ... 7-10 days for long ... common side effects are ... #Pain #Management
Peritoneal Dialysis vs Hemodialysis - Advantages and Disadvantages 
Peritoneal Dialysis:
 • Access: Abdominal wall insertion of
sclerosis in the long ... flow rates and technical ... #Hemodialysis #comparison ... disadvantages #nephrology #management
Mechanical Ventilation: The Basics
In the most basic sense, ventilator modes are defined by their control variable
Mechanical Ventilation ... ventilator modes are ... While there are ... Basics #Modes #Comparison ... #management #criticalcare
Atrial Fibrillation RVR - Medications
Diltiazem
 • Preferred in patients with chronic lung such as Asthma and
patients with chronic lung ... thyrotoxicosis • Long-term ... with digoxin, are ... #Medications #management ... #treatment #comparison