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Oxygen Delivery Devices - Comparison
Low Flow:
 • Nasal cannula (1-6L, 24-40% FiO2)
 • Face mask (5-10L,
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Oxygen Delivery Systems
Nasal Cannula:
 • Flow: 1 - 6 L/min
 • FiO2: 25 - 40% (-4%/L
Oxygen Delivery ... ) Face Mask: ... rishikumarmd #Oxygen ... support #devices #management ... #pulmonary #comparison
Mask Oxygen Delivery Devices

Simple Mask aka Hudson's Mask:
 • Flow 6-10 LPM
 • FiO2 35-50%
Face Tent:
Mask Oxygen Delivery ... small valve to mix oxygen ... #Oxygen #Delivery ... #Devices #management ... #pulmonary #criticalcare
Nasal Oxygen Delivery Devices
Nasal cannula can be used to deliver supplemental O2. Conventional nasal cannula are
Nasal Oxygen Delivery ... nasopharyngeal pressure ... nickmmark #Nasal #Oxygen ... Delivery #Devices #management ... #pulmonary #criticalcare
HFNC compared to NIV
HFNC:
- Comfort - Higher comfort  Eating, drinking and speaking less impaired 
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likely avoided, Flow-dependent ... effects - Increased ... - Extra pulmonary ... NIPPV #bipap #comparison ... #management
Vasopressors Table 
Rough properties by Target Receptor, Heart Rate/Inotropy, Systemic Vascular Resistance, Cardiac Output, Blood Pressure,
Output, Blood Pressure ... , Pulmonary Vascular ... Properties #Table #Pharmacology ... #Effect #Management ... #Comparison #Inotropes
Oxygen Delivery Devices
1. Flow is a variable describing the movement of a volume of gas over
Oxygen Delivery ... Oxygen delivery ... NRB) • Venturi Mask ... #Comparison #management ... #criticalcare
High Flow Nasal Cannula
Putative beneficial mechanisms of high flow nasal cannula (HFNC) 
oxygen therapy. EELV, end-expiratory
High Flow Nasal ... Positive airway pressure ... #mechanisms #criticalcare ... #management # ... pulmonary
Patients with CHD are exceptionally sensitive to the effects of bronchiolitis on their volume status
Four principles
sensitive to the effects ... heart to improve pulmonary ... Avoid positive pressure ... the patient’s oxygen ... #Management #Peds
Auto-PEEP 
What is Auto-PEEP?
 • Progressive air trapping & dynamic hyperinflation → ↑Palv at end expiration
• Suspect when flow ... intrathoracic pressure ... Also, increased effort ... #diagnosis #management ... #criticalcare #