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Balloon Visualization - Mechanical Ventilation Pressures - PIP, PPlat, PEEP

Peak Inspiratory Pressure (PIP): Dynamic pressure needed
- PIP, PPlat, PEEP ... Pressures #PPlat #PEEP ... #CriticalCare # ... Diagnosis #Balloon #Pathophysiology ... #Pulmonary
Auto-PEEP 
What is Auto-PEEP?
 • Progressive air trapping & dynamic hyperinflation → ↑Palv at end expiration
Commonly due to expiratory ... breath • An expiratory ... time (Tflow rate ... #pulmonary #diagnosis ... #management #criticalcare
Effect of Lung Recruitment and Titrated Positive End-Expiratory Pressure (PEEP) vs Low PEEP on Mortality in
Titrated Positive End-Expiratory ... Pressure (PEEP) ... Patients With Acute Respiratory ... Postoperative #Pulmonary ... #CriticalCare
Berlin Criteria for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) 
- Respiratory symptoms must have begun within one
Criteria for Acute Respiratory ... consistent with pulmonary ... lung collapse, or pulmonary ... 300 mm Hg with PEEP ... Criteria #Diagnosis #CriticalCare
Mechanical ventilation in obese patients according to the i-STAR Algorithm
Intubate
 • Anticipate difficult airway management and
• Low-moderate PEEP ... (ARDSnet low-PEEP ... Parameters • Respiratory ... rate: to keep pHa ... obese #Management #CriticalCare
(S)CMV - Synchronized Controlled Mechanical Ventilation Summary
Most Similar to "AC/VC"
Basic Set Parameters:
  1) Rate
Parameters: 1) Rate ... Tidal Volume 3) PEEP ... patients with respiratory ... patients with respiratory ... Ventilation #management #pulmonary
Nasal Oxygen Delivery Devices
Nasal cannula can be used to deliver supplemental O2. Conventional nasal cannula are
In hypoxemic respiratory ... associated with a lower rate ... 0.7 cm H2O of PEEP ... Devices #management #pulmonary ... #criticalcare
Oxygen-Hemoglobin Dissociation Curve

Left Shift (↓ O2 unloading to tissue), Left = Lower:
 • ↓ H+ (↑
Temperature Right ... Dissociation #Curve #pathophysiology ... #pulmonary #respiratory
Hypophosphatemia and Hypoxia - Pathophysiology

↓ Phosphate leads to ↓ red cell 2,3-DPG and a  reduction
and Hypoxia - Pathophysiology ... increased in all eight ... Respiratory muscles ... #hypoxia #pathophysiology ... #pulmonary
Tachypnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Definitions
 • Tachypnea: Respiratory rate > 20/min, shallow breathing in adults
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• Tachypnea: Respiratory ... rate > 20/min, ... • Hyperpnea: Respiratory ... deep breathing ... Pulmonary Causes