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Intraoperative Patient Fire - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Evidence of fire (smoke, heat, odour, flash, flame)
Intraoperative Patient ... • Discontinue ventilation ... diathermy • Remove all ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia #Intraoperative ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
The ARDSnet ideal body weight/tidal volume chart takes all of the calculations and guesswork out of
volume chart takes all ... a copy on your airway ... #Management #CriticalCare ... Height #Chart #Ventilator ... #Ventilation #TidalVolume
Overview of Ventilator Modes
VC - Volume Control (a.k.a. assist control volume)
 - Every breath delivered (mandatory
Overview of Ventilator ... Pressure Support - All ... APRV - Airway Pressure ... Release Ventilation ... #CriticalCare #
Difficult Airway Algorithm

1. Assess the likelihood and clinical impact of basic management problems: 
 • Difficulty
Algorithm 1. ... Difficult mask ventilation ... of spontaneous ventilation ... #algorithm #Anesthesiology ... #Anesthesia #CriticalCare
Emergency Tracheostomy Management Algorithm - Patent Upper Airway

This algorithm assumes a potentially patent upper airway, meaning
Tracheostomy Management Algorithm ... This algorithm ... theoretically allow ventilation ... #Management #CriticalCare ... Tracheostomy #Emergency #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 ... insufflation without ventilation ... efficacious if ventilation ... #Management #CriticalCare
Setting up AC and SIMV on an LTV

#Ventilator #Criticalcare #Clinical #Airway
Setting up AC and ... on an LTV #Ventilator ... #Criticalcare # ... Clinical #Airway
APRV - Overview 

Airway pressure release ventilation (APRV) uses prolonged periods of high continuous positive airway
- Overview Airway ... pressure release ventilation ... continuous positive airway ... volutrauma, increased work ... MDaniyalHashmi1 #APRV #CriticalCare
Work Shifting - Mechanical Ventilation
Why the new term:
Synchrony issues, by definition, have to do with timing.
Mechanical Ventilation ... is done by the ventilator ... by the ventilator ... vent is zero and all ... Troubleshooting #diagnosis #criticalcare
Non-Invasive Ventilation (BiPAP) Algorithm - Indications and Contraindications
Indications for NIV:
 • COPD - pH <7.35, pCO2
Non-Invasive Ventilation ... (BiPAP) Algorithm ... burns, Fixed upper airway ... #BiPAP #Algorithm ... #criticalcare #