3 results
Non-Invasive Positive Pressure Ventilation
Indications: 
 • COPD exacerbation (↓ intubation, ↓ mortality), Cardiogenic pulmonary edema (↓
↓ mortality), Cardiogenic ... airway / remove mask ... Spontaneous Time (a.k.a BiLevel ... , BiPAP) • AVAPS ... Ventilation #diagnosis #management
Severe Heart Failure & Cardiogenic Shock - Management Checklist 
Evaluation 
 - EKG & echocardiography
Shock - Management ... Checklist Evaluation ... and/or digoxin level ... lungs - Consider BiPAP ... (no B-lines on ultrasound
BiPAP Initiation Algorithm
Screen for contraindications:
 • Obtundation (unarousable)
 • Inability to wear a mask (wounds)
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• Inability to wear ... a mask (wounds) ... hemoptysis, Copious pulmonary ... #BiLevel #Initiation ... #Algorithm #management