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Mechanical Ventilation: The Basics
In the most basic sense, ventilator modes are defined by their control variable
Mechanical Ventilation ... sense, ventilator ... Pressure Support Ventilation ... Modes #Comparison #management ... #criticalcare
Intraoperative Patient Fire - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Evidence of fire (smoke, heat, odour, flash, flame)
odour, flash, flame ... • Discontinue ventilation ... diathermy • Remove all ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup
Approach to Selecting Respiratory Support:
-The role of noninvasive respiratory support is generally to reduce the patient's
the patient's work ... be made on the basis ... #Management #CriticalCare ... #Noninvasive #Ventilation
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist - Myasthenia Gravis

Evaluation 
 - Chest X-ray and lung ultrasound (exclude other lung
disease) - Forced ... Phos), CBC with differential ... - Infectious workup ... MyastheniaGravis #Checklist #Management ... #CriticalCare
Cardiac Arrest - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

The probable cause is one or more of: something
Rapidly confirm ventilator ... provide manual ventilation ... CardiacArrest #Checklist #Differential ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup
There are similarities and differences between these 3 conditions which all carry treatment implications. Each mimic
hormones that work ... #diagnosis #differential ... #algorithm #management ... #treatment #criticalcare ... #foamed
The crusade against “Ab”Normal Saline continues.  This is a non-physiologic fluid that can harm our
its Chloride (Cl ... are balanced by Cl ... ECF and ICF both work ... #foamed #criticalcare ... #management #diagnosis
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
too often, the knee-jerk ... “one size fits all ... echocardiogram #management ... #clinical #criticalcare ... #foamed #treatment
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
too often, the knee-jerk ... “one size fits all ... #diagnosis #management ... cardiology #clinica l#foamed ... #algorithm #criticalcare
Increased Airway Pressure - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Using these steps from start to end should
bag moving OR ventilator ... reservoir bag and APL ... Airway #Pressure #Differential ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup