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Effect of Lung Recruitment and Titrated Positive End-Expiratory Pressure (PEEP) vs Low PEEP on Mortality in
Titrated Positive End-Expiratory ... Patients With Acute Respiratory ... increased 28-day all-cause ... Postoperative #Pulmonary ... #CriticalCare
Balloon Visualization - Mechanical Ventilation Pressures - PIP, PPlat, PEEP

Peak Inspiratory Pressure (PIP): Dynamic pressure needed
- PIP, PPlat, PEEP ... Pause: Ventilator ... Pressures #PPlat #PEEP ... #CriticalCare # ... Pathophysiology #Pulmonary
Auto-PEEP 
What is Auto-PEEP?
 • Progressive air trapping & dynamic hyperinflation → ↑Palv at end expiration
Commonly due to expiratory ... breath • An expiratory ... ) • Increase expiratory ... #pulmonary #diagnosis ... #management #criticalcare
Mechanical Ventilation in High Intracranial Pressure (ICP)
- Maintain PEEP < ICP
- Dealing with ICP
- HOB effect
ICP) - Maintain PEEP ... Post-intubation Management ... ICP #Elevated #management ... #pulmonary #criticalcare
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Acute Respiratory ... leading to increased pulmonary ... consistent with pulmonary ... minimum of 5 cmH20 PEEP ... #CriticalCare
RV Thrombus on POCUS Echocardiogram in a patient with Pulmonary Embolism

It's a little fuzzy but if
RV Thrombus on POCUS ... a patient with Pulmonary ... you'll see the cause ... jchristianfox #RVOT #Thrombus ... #PulmonaryEmbolism
Tachypnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Definitions
 • Tachypnea: Respiratory rate > 20/min, shallow breathing in adults
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• Tachypnea: Respiratory ... • Hyperpnea: Respiratory ... rate > 20/min, deep ... breathing Pulmonary ... Tachypnea: • Pulmonary
Berlin Criteria for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) 
- Respiratory symptoms must have begun within one
Criteria for Acute Respiratory ... consistent with pulmonary ... lung collapse, or pulmonary ... 300 mm Hg with PEEP ... Criteria #Diagnosis #CriticalCare
Ventilator Troubleshooting Summary
High PIP, nl Pplat:
 - DDx: Tubing problem, Bronchospasm, Secretions
 - Next Steps: Check
Auto-PEEP: - DDx ... , Insufficient expiratory ... Treat underlying cause ... Troubleshooting #diagnosis #management ... #pulmonary #mechanical
Mechanical ventilation in obese patients according to the i-STAR Algorithm
Intubate
 • Anticipate difficult airway management and
difficult airway management ... (ARDSnet low-PEEP ... Parameters • Respiratory ... ventilation #obese #Management ... #CriticalCare