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Oxygen Delivery Devices
1. Flow is a variable describing the movement of a volume of gas over
Oxygen Delivery ... x RR and Peak Inspiratory ... patient's peak inspiratory ... #Comparison #management ... #criticalcare
Nasal Oxygen Delivery Devices
Nasal cannula can be used to deliver supplemental O2. Conventional nasal cannula are
Devices Nasal ... In hypoxemic respiratory ... • Patients in respiratory ... #Devices #management ... #pulmonary #criticalcare
Oxygen Delivery Systems
Nasal Cannula:
 • Flow: 1 - 6 L/min
 • FiO2: 25 - 40% (-4%/L
Oxygen Delivery ... FiO2: 40 - 60% Device ... #Systems #respiratory ... #support #devices ... management #pulmonary #comparison
Oxygen Delivery Devices - Comparison
Low Flow:
 • Nasal cannula (1-6L, 24-40% FiO2)
 • Face mask (5-10L,
Oxygen Delivery ... Devices - Comparison ... iMedEducation #Oxygen #Delivery ... #Devices #Comparison ... table #pulmonary #criticalcare
Overview of Ventilator Modes
VC - Volume Control (a.k.a. assist control volume)
 - Every breath delivered (mandatory
- Every breath delivered ... dynamically changes inspiratory ... pressure to deliver ... #Ventilation #CriticalCare ... #Comparison #Management
Cardiac Event Monitors
 • Holter Monitor - Records every heart beat for 24-48 hours
 • Loop/Event
Recorders - Handheld device ... Loop recorder - Long ... Monitors #heart #cardiology ... #telemetry #devices ... #comparison #table
Cardiac Event Monitoring Devices - Compared
Ambulatory ECG (Hotter):
 • Advantages: Continuous recording, records asx events, all
Event Monitoring Devices ... Advantages: Continuous long ... invasive Commercial Devices ... Event #Monitoring #Devices ... #Comparison #cardiology
Berlin Criteria for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) 
- Respiratory symptoms must have begun within one
Criteria for Acute Respiratory ... Syndrome (ARDS) - Respiratory ... lobar collapse, lung ... the hypoxemia defines ... Criteria #Diagnosis #CriticalCare
Mechanical Ventilation: The Basics
In the most basic sense, ventilator modes are defined by their control variable
Volume Cycled, Delivers ... pressure for a set inspiratory ... pressure for set inspiratory ... Basics #Modes #Comparison ... #management #criticalcare
COVID-19 Chest CT - Case 4

Main aspects of the image: multiple opacities in the glass and
periphery of two lungs ... Radiologia Torácica ... radiologiatoracica #COVID19 #SARSCoV2 ... CTChest #Clinical #CriticalCare