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Overview of Ventilator Modes
VC - Volume Control (a.k.a. assist control volume)
 - Every breath delivered (mandatory
Support - All ... APRV - Airway Pressure ... ratio ventilation (e.g ... #Ventilation #CriticalCare ... #Comparison #Management
Increased Airway Pressure - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Using these steps from start to end should
reservoir bag and APL ... blood gas, 12-lead ... ECG, chest X-ray ... #Pressure #Differential ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Hypotension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Hypotension is commonly due to unnecessarily deep anaesthesia, the autonomic
reservoir bag and APL ... and positioning (e.g ... Endocrine cause (eg ... #Hypotension #Differential ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Intraoperative  Bradycardia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Bradycardia in theatre should not be treated as
pressure using ... reservoir bag and APL ... known drug causes (eg ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup #Cardiology
Mechanical Ventilation: The Basics
In the most basic sense, ventilator modes are defined by their control variable
Volume Control (AC ... Volume: 6-8 cc/kg ... Control (AC/PC) ... Basics #Modes #Comparison ... #management #criticalcare
Intraoperative Tachycardia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Tachycardia in theatre is often due to inadequate depth
pressure using ... reservoir bag and APL ... , obtain 12-lead ... ECG if possible ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
DETROIT CARDIOGENIC SHOCK INITIATIVE ALGORITHM

INCLUSION CRITERIA
Acute Myocardial Infarction
 Ischemic Symptoms
 EKG and/or biomarker evidence of AMI
Ischemic Symptoms  EKG ... systolic blood pressure ... ACTIVATE CATH LAB ... DCSI #Initiative #Management ... #Cardiology
Cardiac Arrest - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

The probable cause is one or more of: something
CO2 is absent, presume ... pressure using ... • Check ECG rhythm ... CardiacArrest #Checklist #Differential ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Approach to Tracheostomy Emergencies - OnePager Summary
COMPONENTS OF A TRACHEOSTOMY TUBE:
 • Obturator - inserted into
pressure but prevents ... consistent for all ... Surgical management ... Emergencies #diagnosis #differential ... #criticalcare #
Intraoperative Hypoxia / Desaturation / Cyanosis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Using these steps from start
pressure using ... reservoir bag and APL ... blood gas, 12-lead ... ECG, chest X-ray ... Diagnosis #Workup #Management