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Lung Injury Ventilation & ARDSnet

#criticalcare #coronavirus #covid19 #ventilator #mechancialventilation #management #sarscov2
Lung Injury Ventilation ... & ARDSnet #criticalcare ... coronavirus #covid19 #ventilator ... #mechancialventilation ... #management #sarscov2
Driving Pressure in Mechanical Ventilation

Driving Pressure (delta P) = Pplat - PEEP

Salim R. Rezaie, MD @srrezaie

#DrivingPressure
in Mechanical Ventilation ... DrivingPressure #MechanicalVentilation ... #CriticalCare # ... Management #Diagnosis
Ventilator Tip Sheet for non-Critical Care Respiratory Therapists and RT Extenders

Keith D. Lamb RT @kdlamb1

#Ventilator #Tips
Ventilator Tip Sheet ... RT @kdlamb1 #Ventilator ... #Tips #Sheet #CriticalCare ... #Summary #Management ... RespiratoryTherapy #MechanicalVentilation
Severe Asthma Exacerbation
Signs of a Severe Asthma Exacerbation:
 • Vitals: ↑HR ↑RR ↓SpO2
 • High work
↓SpO2 • High work ... with increased work ... • Initial ventilator ... #Exacerbation #CriticalCare ... #mechanical #management
Overview of Ventilator Modes
VC - Volume Control (a.k.a. assist control volume)
 - Every breath delivered (mandatory
Overview of Ventilator ... Pressure Support - All ... #Modes #Ventilation ... #CriticalCare # ... Comparison #Management
Auto-PEEP 
What is Auto-PEEP?
 • Progressive air trapping & dynamic hyperinflation → ↑Palv at end expiration
maneuver on the ventilator ... overall minute ventilation ... pulmonary #diagnosis #management ... #criticalcare # ... MechanicalVentilation
The ARDSnet ideal body weight/tidal volume chart takes all of the calculations and guesswork out of
volume chart takes all ... tidal volume #Management ... #CriticalCare # ... Height #Chart #Ventilator ... #Ventilation #TidalVolume
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
Ventilator Alarms
Increased Rate - Patient is tiring on a weaning mode or experiencing pain/anxiety
 - Reassess
Ventilator Alarms ... adjust to full ventilation ... #Alarms #MechanicalVentilation ... #Nursing #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Management
Mechanical Ventilation: The Basics
In the most basic sense, ventilator modes are defined by their control variable
Mechanical Ventilation ... most basic sense, ventilator ... @EmmGeezee #MechanicalVentilation ... Modes #Comparison #management ... #criticalcare