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COVID-19 Patient Chest CT - Ground Glass Opacities 

COVID19 Infection - CT Chest, POCUS Echocardiogram and
Echocardiogram and Lung ... CTChest #Clinical #CriticalCare ... #GroundGlass #CoronaVirus
Ground-glass opacity
Ground-glass opacity (GGO) represents:
- Filling of the alveolar spaces with pus, edema, hemorrhage, inflammation or
or interstitial lung ... predominance: Respiratory ... Hypersensitivity pneumonitis, Respiratory ... bronchiolitis #Diagnosis #Radiology ... GroundGlassOpacity #GroundGlass
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
Effect of different head positions on upper airway dimensions 
 - Atlanto-occipital Extension 
 - Neutral
reason everyone in respiratory ... Cervical #Anesthesia #CriticalCare ... #XRay #Neck #Comparison
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
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
Main Lung Ultrasound differences between COVID-19 involvement and other conditions that may yield respiratory symptoms
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Main Lung Ultrasound ... that may yield respiratory ... COVID19 #POCUS #Lung ... #Ultrasound #Comparison