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(S)CMV - Synchronized Controlled Mechanical Ventilation Summary
Most Similar to "AC/VC"
Basic Set Parameters:
  1) Rate
patient initiates a breath ... the ventilator ... Best for: - ARDS ... Casey Albin, MD ... #management #pulmonary
APVcmv - Adaptive Pressure Ventilation - Controlled Mechanical Ventilation Summary
Most Similar to PRVC - Pressure Regulated
Adaptive Pressure Ventilation ... Controlled Mechanical Ventilation ... pressure is constant Best ... target volume Casey ... #management #pulmonary
Non-Invasive Positive Pressure Ventilation
Indications: 
 • COPD exacerbation (↓ intubation, ↓ mortality), Cardiogenic pulmonary edema (↓
Positive Pressure Ventilation ... ), Cardiogenic pulmonary ... mortality), Other causes ... Inability to trigger breath ... #diagnosis #management
Ventilator Troubleshooting Summary
High PIP, nl Pplat:
 - DDx: Tubing problem, Bronchospasm, Secretions
 - Next Steps: Check
Ventilator Troubleshooting ... - Next Steps: Treat ... underlying cause ... Troubleshooting #diagnosis #management ... #pulmonary #mechanical
Management of SIADH
Treat underlying cause:
 • Causes can include pain, primary lung pathology, post-operative phenomenon, medications,
Management of SIADH ... cause: • Causes ... volume overload Urea ... into ammonium by urease-producing ... SatyaPatelMD #SIADH #Management
Treatment of breast cancer: a simplified view
surgical therapy - 5-7 weeks
 - lumpectomy +
 - radiation
Treatment of breast ... adjuvant (in select cases ... BrighamChiefs #breast ... cancer #treatment #management
Auto-PEEP 
What is Auto-PEEP?
 • Progressive air trapping & dynamic hyperinflation → ↑Palv at end expiration
O before next breath ... maneuver on the ventilator ... effort to trigger a breath ... AutoPEEP #PEEP #pulmonary ... #diagnosis #management
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) - Basics
Mode of cardiopulmonary support used to treat pulmonary and/or cardiovascular failure
pulmonary and/or ... failure • Adjust ventilator ... Suppots lungs (pulmonary ... clearance (ie, ventilation ... #ECMO #Basics #management
Flail Chest on Physical Exam
Flail chest after 3 or more ribs are broken in 2 areas
are broken in 2 areas ... respiratory #clinical #video ... #Pulmonary #paradoxical
Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction: Management Principles

General Therapeutic Principles:
Reduce the congestive state 
 - Caution
Ejection Fraction: Management ... be beneficial Treat ... hypertension, pulmonary ... adaptive servo-ventilation ... ineffective) #Management