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Effect of different head positions on upper airway dimensions 
 - Atlanto-occipital Extension 
 - Neutral
dimensions - Atlanto-occipital ... reason everyone in respiratory ... Cervical #Anesthesia #CriticalCare
Balloon Visualization - Mechanical Ventilation Pressures - PIP, PPlat, PEEP

Peak Inspiratory Pressure (PIP): Dynamic pressure needed
, PEEP Peak Inspiratory ... fully inflate the lung ... forces of the lung ... which reflects lung ... #PPlat #PEEP #CriticalCare
Effect of Lung Recruitment and Titrated Positive End-Expiratory Pressure (PEEP) vs Low PEEP on Mortality in
Effect of Lung Recruitment ... Titrated Positive End-Expiratory ... Patients With Acute Respiratory ... strategy with lung ... Postoperative #Pulmonary #CriticalCare
If your PIP and Plateau are both elevated then this indicates lung disease and decreased compliance
this indicates lung ... compliance of the lung ... #Diagnosis #CriticalCare ... #PPlat #Peak #Inspiratory
Interstitial Lung Diseases (ILD)
Exposure-Related ILD (a.k.a. extrinsic allergic alveolitis): 
 • Hypersensitivity pneumonitis, Farmer's lung, Bird
Interstitial Lung ... Bird fanciers' lung ... (coal workers' lung ... Medication-induced ILD: Amiodarone ... pneumonia (COP), Respiratory
Weaning from the Ventilator - Algorithm
Setting up for extubation success
 • Decrease demand — correct metabolic
steroids & NMB • Respiratory ... stop or reduce long ... Diuresis — Dry lungs ... are happy lungs ... Algorithm #Extubation #CriticalCare
Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation (NIPPV)

Expiratory & Inspiratory Positive Airway Pressure
Both increase intrathoracic pressure, which can decrease
and decreases respiratory ... in obstructive lung ... • Other acute respiratory ... exacerbation) • Chronic respiratory ... #indications #criticalcare
In ARDS, we know that the lungs are so diffusely injured that the remaining total area
know that the lungs ... relatively spared lung ... hence the “Baby Lung ... #ards #foamed #criticalcare ... #treatment #respiratory
Proposed Respiratory Support Algorithm in COVID19

The ‘intubate early’ paradigm, where patients who “fail” low flow oxygen
Proposed Respiratory ... patients with COVID lung ... @emupdates #respiratory ... management #schema #criticalcare
General schema for respiratory support in patients with COVID-19
Low flow nasal cannula
 • Typically set at
General schema for respiratory ... useful to allow for lung-protective ... use conventional lung-protective ... Care @iBookCC #respiratory ... management #schema #criticalcare