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Mechanical Ventilation: The Basics
In the most basic sense, ventilator modes are defined by their control variable
sense, ventilator modes ... determined by the mode ... there are many modes ... #Comparison #management ... #criticalcare
Overview of Ventilator Modes
VC - Volume Control (a.k.a. assist control volume)
 - Every breath delivered (mandatory
of Ventilator Modes ... - Hybrid PC mode ... #Ventilator #Modes ... #Ventilation #CriticalCare ... #Comparison #Management
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 - MAP <65. SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
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High CO / Low SVR ... Failure, Toxins/Medications ... Differential #Diagnosis #criticalcare ... #algorithm #treatment ... #management
Recommendations for initial management of Unstable Angina/NSTEMI

Flowchart for class I and class lla recommendations for initial
Recommendations for initial management ... angina/non— ST-segment ... UnstableAngina #Management ... #Algorithm #Cardiology ... #Medication
Bradycardia
1) First Steps: IV, O2, Monitors, ECG, Pads on patient, Crash Cart in room. Is patient
Set pacemaker to ... Demand mode. ... sedative & pain medication ... #differential #management ... #cardiology
Mechanical ventilation in obese patients according to the i-STAR Algorithm
Intubate
 • Anticipate difficult airway management and
to the i-STAR Algorithm ... difficult airway management ... haemodynamic impairment Set ... controlled/guarantee modes ... #CriticalCare
Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation (NIPPV)

Expiratory & Inspiratory Positive Airway Pressure
Both increase intrathoracic pressure, which can decrease
potentially improving SV ... generate larger VT ... hair) • Risk Of Clinical ... #criticalcare # ... management
General schema for respiratory support in patients with COVID-19
Low flow nasal cannula
 • Typically set at
• Typically set ... Internet Book of Critical ... support #COVID19 #management ... #schema #criticalcare ... hypoxia #failure #algorithm
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
just simply a clinical ... range of possible clinical ... #differential #algorithm ... #management #cardiology ... heartfailure #chf #criticalcare
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
our friends from Cardiology ... Cardiology cannot ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... #management #clinical ... #criticalcare #