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BiPAP titration in CHF
 - Mean airway pressure provides goodness 
 - Ramp up the ePAP
in CHF - Mean airway ... achieve high mean airway ... Could also use CPAP ... CongestiveHeartFailure #Management ... #CriticalCare #
Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation (NIPPV)

Expiratory & Inspiratory Positive Airway Pressure
Both increase intrathoracic pressure, which can decrease
& lower airway ... CPAP - Continuous ... exacerbation (cardiogenic pulmonary ... #criticalcare # ... management
Difficult Airway Society - Intubation Checklist

Prepare the patient 

Prepare the equipment 

Prepare the team 

Prepare for
Difficult Airway ... Prepare the team ... difficulty #Airway ... Intubation #Checklist #Management ... #CriticalCare
Difficult Airway Algorithm

1. Assess the likelihood and clinical impact of basic management problems: 
 • Difficulty
• Difficult mask ... management. 3 ... #algorithm #Anesthesiology ... #Anesthesia #CriticalCare ... #Management
Non-Invasive Positive Pressure Ventilation
Indications: 
 • COPD exacerbation (↓ intubation, ↓ mortality), Cardiogenic pulmonary edema (↓
), Cardiogenic pulmonary ... Inability to protect airway ... / remove mask, ... Nasal Modes: • CPAP ... Ventilation #diagnosis #management
Intraoperative Laryngospasm and Stridor - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

❶ Call for help and inform theatre
inform theatre team ... oxygen and face mask ... negative-pressure pulmonary ... Laryngospasm #Stridor #Anesthesiology ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Positive airway pressure therapy
   → Positive pharyngeal transmural pressure
Apnea Positive airway ... improvement to PAP ... refractory to CPAP ... SleepApnea #Treatment #management ... #pulmonary
CPAP Troubleshooting Tips
1. Wrong size/style mask → try a different mask, nasal pillows
2. Trouble getting used
CPAP Troubleshooting ... getting used to it → wear ... BrighamChiefs #CPAP ... Troubleshooting #Tips #management ... #problems #pulmonary
Oxygen Delivery Methods
 • Nasal Cannula
 • Nonrebreather Mask
 • Non-Invasive Ventilation (CPAP/BiPAP)
 • Venturi Mask
Nonrebreather Mask ... Non-Invasive Ventilation (CPAP ... BiPAP) • Venturi Mask ... #respiratory #pulmonary ... #management
Protected Airway Intubation Pre-Brief Checklist - COVID19

1. ROLE ASSIGNMENT
2. PPE: Extended gloves, BLUE gown, N95, face
Protected Airway ... shield, bouffant cap ... AIRWAY: Intubate ... Checklist #COVID19 #CriticalCare ... #Management