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Overview of Ventilator Modes
VC - Volume Control (a.k.a. assist control volume)
 - Every breath delivered (mandatory
- Every breath delivered ... - Every breath delivered ... to deliver a desired ... #Ventilation #CriticalCare ... #Comparison #Management
Right Heart Catheterization Cheat Sheet: Interpretation of Pressures and Waveforms 
Direct measurements
 ● Central venous pressure
Waveforms Direct measurements ... (RA, RV) ● Pulmonary ... (PAp) ● Pulmonary ... SvO2) Indirect measurements ... 0.136) ● Oxygen delivery
Nasal Oxygen Delivery Devices
Nasal cannula can be used to deliver supplemental O2. Conventional nasal cannula are
Nasal Oxygen Delivery ... can be used to deliver ... nasopharyngeal pressure ... #Devices #management ... #pulmonary #criticalcare
Pleural Manometry Summary
Measurement of Intrapleural Pressures and Pleural Elastance during therapeutic thoracentesis can be used to
Manometry Summary Measurement ... of re-expansion pulmonary ... measurement: 1 ... Manometry #diagnosis #management ... #pulmonary #differential
Swan Ganz - Pulmonary Artery Catheter Basics

Nick Mark MD @nickmmark

#PA #SwanGanz #Pulmonary #Artery #Catheter #Basics #Diagnosis
Swan Ganz - Pulmonary ... #PA #SwanGanz #Pulmonary ... Basics #Diagnosis #Management ... #CriticalCare # ... ICU #pressures
Mechanical Ventilation in High Intracranial Pressure (ICP)
- Maintain PEEP < ICP
- Dealing with ICP
- HOB effect
High Intracranial Pressure ... Post-intubation Management ... #Intracranial #Pressure ... ICP #Elevated #management ... #pulmonary #criticalcare
Noninvasive Ventilation Summary
Positive pressure ventilation that is delivered through a nasal, mask, or helmet interface and
ventilation that is delivered ... breathing by improving pulmonary ... • Delivers preset ... #Ventilation #management ... #pulmonary
Simplifying Mechanical Ventilation - Modes of Mechanical Ventilation - Comparison Table

You now know many modes whether
the breaths are delivered ... (Volume or Pressure ... #Management #CriticalCare ... Table #Volume #Pressure
Mask Oxygen Delivery Devices

Simple Mask aka Hudson's Mask:
 • Flow 6-10 LPM
 • FiO2 35-50%
Face Tent:
Mask Oxygen Delivery ... reservoir increases delivered ... #Mask #Oxygen #Delivery ... #Devices #management ... #pulmonary #criticalcare
Mechanical Ventilation: The Basics
In the most basic sense, ventilator modes are defined by their control variable
Control (AC/VC): • Delivers ... Volume Cycled, Delivers ... • Time Cycled, Delivers ... Modes #Comparison #management ... #criticalcare