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Overview of Ventilator Modes
VC - Volume Control (a.k.a. assist control volume)
 - Every breath delivered (mandatory
- Every breath delivered ... - Every breath delivered ... APRV - Airway Pressure ... #Ventilation #CriticalCare ... #Comparison #Management
Nasal Oxygen Delivery Devices
Nasal cannula can be used to deliver supplemental O2. Conventional nasal cannula are
Nasal Oxygen Delivery ... can be used to deliver ... commonly used deliver ... #Devices #management ... #pulmonary #criticalcare
Difficult Airway Algorithm

1. Assess the likelihood and clinical impact of basic management problems: 
 • Difficulty
impact of basic management ... opportunities to deliver ... management. 3 ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia #CriticalCare ... #Management
Noninvasive Ventilation Summary
Positive pressure ventilation that is delivered through a nasal, mask, or helmet interface and
of an invasive airway ... : • Preserves airway ... breathing by improving pulmonary ... #Ventilation #management ... #pulmonary
Intraoperative Hypertension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Hypertension is most commonly due to inappropriate depth of
Intraoperative Hypertension ... adequate oxygen delivery ... Adequate oxygen delivery ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia #Intraoperative ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Hyperacute Hypoxemia - Workup and Management
Differential Diagnosis: Aspiration, Flash Pulmonary Edema, Mucous Plugging, Bronchospasm, Pulmonary Embolism,
Differential Diagnosis ... Aspiration, Flash Pulmonary ... Bronchospasm, Pulmonary ... Therapeutics: Airway ... #treatment #criticalcare
Mask Oxygen Delivery Devices

Simple Mask aka Hudson's Mask:
 • Flow 6-10 LPM
 • FiO2 35-50%
Face Tent:
Mask Oxygen Delivery ... reservoir increases delivered ... #Mask #Oxygen #Delivery ... #Devices #management ... #pulmonary #criticalcare
Increased Airway Pressure - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Using these steps from start to end should
❶Adequate oxygen delivery ... o Aspiration, pulmonary ... #Pressure #Differential ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia #Intraoperative ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Hypotension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Hypotension is commonly due to unnecessarily deep anaesthesia, the autonomic
adequate oxygen delivery ... Adequate oxygen delivery ... #Hypotension #Differential ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia #Intraoperative ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Intraoperative  Bradycardia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Bradycardia in theatre should not be treated as
Intraoperative ... Adequate oxygen delivery ... • Confirm airway ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia #Intraoperative ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management