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BiPAP titration in CHF
 - Mean airway pressure provides goodness 
 - Ramp up the ePAP
Driving pressure supports ... the work of breathing ... driving pressure #BiPAP ... CongestiveHeartFailure #Management ... #CriticalCare #
Approach to Selecting Respiratory Support:
-The role of noninvasive respiratory support is generally to reduce the patient's
the patient's work ... -BiPAP should never ... #Management #CriticalCare ... #BiPAP #BiLevel ... RespiratorySupport #Selection #Algorithm
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Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation (NIPPV)

Expiratory & Inspiratory Positive Airway Pressure
Both increase intrathoracic pressure, which can decrease
Both can decrease ... IPAP can help generate ... status • Won't Work ... #indications #criticalcare ... #management
Alcoholic Hepatitis - Management Algorithm
1. Severity assessed not only by MDF (>32) but also by MELD
Alcoholic Hepatitis - Management ... Algorithm 1. ... only increase short-term ... in severe AH - can ... Steroid response should
Approach to using the perfusion scan in Brain Death Evaluation

Like any diagnostic test, a flow scan
a repeat study should ... A normal scan should ... #Diagnosis #CriticalCare ... #NuclearMed #BrainDeath ... #Algorithm
Phenobarbital monotherapy algorithm for alcohol withdrawal

** EDIT - SEE UPDATED ALGORITHM HERE:
https://www.grepmed.com/images/4060/phenobarbital-monotherapy-withdrawal-management-algorithm-protocol-pulmcrit

-Phenobarbital monotherapy has numerous advantages
phenobarbital-monotherapy-withdrawal-management-algorithm-protocol-pulmcrit ... dexmedetomidine can ... phenobarbital should ... -If you work at ... #Management #Alcohol
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Noninvasive Ventilation Summary
Positive pressure ventilation that is delivered through a nasal, mask, or helmet interface and
pressures • Decreases work ... oxygenation BIPAP ... ventilation • Should ... • Supports oxygenation ... #Ventilation #management
Pain, Agitation, and Delirium (PAD) in the ICU
Addressing the ICU Triad (PAD) can be accomplished through
Total scores >2 ... the ICU due to short ... extubation, as it should ... Delirium #PAD #ICU #CriticalCare ... #diagnosis #management
COPD Management Algorithm - GOLD 2019 guidelines 

Categorize into COPD GOLD A-D -> Initiate first-line therapy
COPD Management ... Algorithm - GOLD ... of my previous posts ... exacerbations, you can ... ICS use should only
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
correct profile can ... to be in ADHF starts ... #differential #algorithm ... #management #cardiology ... heartfailure #chf #criticalcare