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Capnography Waveforms
Sudden loss of waveform
 • ET tube disconnected, dislodged, kinked or obstructec
 • Loss of
10mmHg Sudden increase ... Hyperventilation Decreased ... #Diagnosis #CriticalCare ... #EndTidalCO2 #pulmonary
Pediatric Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Stridor:
 • Croup
 • Foreign Body
 • Tracheitis
 • Epiglottitis
 •
Diagnosis Algorithm Stridor ... Foreign Body Decreased ... Ketoacidosis • Pulmonary
Auto-PEEP 
What is Auto-PEEP?
 • Progressive air trapping & dynamic hyperinflation → ↑Palv at end expiration
barotrauma and decreased ... Also, increased ... bronchodilators) • Increase ... AutoPEEP #PEEP #pulmonary ... diagnosis #management #criticalcare
Increased Airway Pressure - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Using these steps from start to end should
Increased Airway ... • Increase fresh ... system including valves ... Laryngospasm and stridor ... o Aspiration, pulmonary
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
injury, leading to increased ... pulmonary vascular ... associated with decreased ... consistent with pulmonary ... Diagnosis #Management #CriticalCare
Shock - Differential Diagnosis by Classification

Hypovolemic (Intravascular volume depletion)
 - Hemorrhagic 
   • Trauma
Cardiogenic (Decreased ... flow) - Massive pulmonary ... Classification #Table #CriticalCare
Mask Oxygen Delivery Devices

Simple Mask aka Hudson's Mask:
 • Flow 6-10 LPM
 • FiO2 35-50%
Face Tent:
The venturi valves ... inflatable reservoir increases ... have two one-way valves ... Devices #management #pulmonary ... #criticalcare
Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation (NIPPV)

Expiratory & Inspiratory Positive Airway Pressure
Both increase intrathoracic pressure, which can decrease
Pressure Both increase ... exacerbation (cardiogenic pulmonary ... Palliation for increased ... Cannot tolerate decreased ... #indications #criticalcare
Airway Pressure Release Ventilation (APRV) - Early application of airway pressure release ventilation may reduce the
system compliance, decreased ... VisualAbstract #Pulmonary ... #EBM #CriticalCare
Approach to Possible Hypertensive Emergency

criteria required to diagnose hypertensive emergency
(1) Severe hypertension
 - Usually a MAP
- Pulmonary edema ... the presence of increased ... encephalopathy with increased ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #CriticalCare