Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) - Basics
Mode of cardiopulmonary support used to treat pulmonary and/or cardiovascular failure
used to treat pulmonary ... failure • Adjust ventilator ... lungs (pulmonary ... clearance (ie, ventilation ... Basics #management #pulmonary
APVcmv - Adaptive Pressure Ventilation - Controlled Mechanical Ventilation Summary
Most Similar to PRVC - Pressure Regulated
Adaptive Pressure Ventilation ... patients - The more work ... does the less support ... Confirm the height/ IBW ... #management #pulmonary
Management of interstitial lung disease (ILD)-associated with systemic sclerosis (SSc)

Therapeutic indication: absolute decline in FVC >10%
of interstitial lung ... stop,nutritional support ... #lungdisease #ILD ... systemicsclerosis #SSc #pulmonary ... management #treatment #algorithm
Cavitary Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm
Acute / Subacute:
 • Acute Infections: Lung abscess,
Cavitary Lung Disease ... Diagnosis and Workup ... Algorithm Acute ... Disease #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #lesion #pulmonary
ASV - Adaptive Support Ventilation Summary
Basic Set Parameters:
  1) Target MV (80-120%)
  2) PEEP
ASV - Adaptive Support ... Ventilation Summary ... lowest amount of work ... no significant pulmonary ... #pulmonary
General schema for respiratory support in patients with COVID-19
Low flow nasal cannula
 • Typically set at
for respiratory support ... useful to allow for lung-protective ... use conventional lung-protective ... #respiratory #support ... hypoxia #failure #algorithm
Diagnostic algorithm for a child or adolescent with suspected pulmonary hypertension. CHD, congenital heart disease; CPET,
Diagnostic algorithm ... with suspected pulmonary ... ; CLD, chronic lung ... #Hypertension #Workup ... #Algorithm
SPONT - Spontaneous Breathing = Pressure Support Ventilation Summary
Basic Set Parameters:
  1) Pressure Support (PS)
Ventilation Summary ... do some of the work ... means the patient ↑work ... Marker of lung " ... #pulmonary
Proposed Respiratory Support Algorithm in COVID19

The ‘intubate early’ paradigm, where patients who “fail” low flow oxygen
Proposed Respiratory Support ... Algorithm in COVID19 ... patients with COVID lung ... the mechanical ventilation ... #respiratory #support
Approach to Selecting Respiratory Support:
-The role of noninvasive respiratory support is generally to reduce the patient's
Selecting Respiratory Support ... noninvasive respiratory support ... the patient's work ... #Noninvasive #Ventilation ... RespiratorySupport #Selection #Algorithm