Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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Overview of Ventilator Modes
VC - Volume Control (a.k.a. assist control volume)
 - Every breath delivered (mandatory
Overview of Ventilator ... VC., APV, Auto flow ... patient can't trigger ... APRV - Airway Pressure ... CriticalCare #Comparison #Management
APVcmv - Adaptive Pressure Ventilation - Controlled Mechanical Ventilation Summary
Most Similar to PRVC - Pressure Regulated
Adaptive Pressure Ventilation ... Controlled Mechanical Ventilation ... ratio, patient trigger ... caseyalbin #APVcmv #APV ... #management #pulmonary
Primary mass casualty incident triage:
The Amberg-Schwandorf Algorithm for Primary Triage (ASAV) [4]. I = red category, II = yellow category,
Amberg-Schwandorf Algorithm ... for Primary Triage ... green category #Management ... #Incident #Algorithm ... #ASAV #Amberg #Protocol
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Severe Asthma Exacerbation
Signs of a Severe Asthma Exacerbation:
 β€’ Vitals: ↑HR ↑RR ↓SpO2
 β€’ High work
: BiPAP, Brief trial ... Mechanical Ventilation ... β€’ Initial ventilator ... #CriticalCare #pulmonary ... #management #treatment
(S)CMV - Synchronized Controlled Mechanical Ventilation Summary
Most Similar to "AC/VC"
Basic Set Parameters:
  1) Rate
Controlled Mechanical Ventilation ... Happening: - The ventilator ... initiates a breath the ventilator ... time, patient trigger ... #management #pulmonary
The SALT Mass Casualty Triage Approach
 - SALT stands for β€œSort, Assess, Lifesaving interventions, and Treatment
Mass Casualty Triage ... #Management #Disaster ... #SALT #Triage # ... MassCasualty #Incident #Algorithm ... #Protocol
START is a rapid triage system for prioritizing disaster victims
Briefly, it is based around:
- Is the
START is a rapid triage ... walking wounded’ -> triage ... retriaging, and their triage ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Algorithm #Protocol
Non-Invasive Positive Pressure Ventilation
Indications: 
 β€’ COPD exacerbation (↓ intubation, ↓ mortality), Cardiogenic pulmonary edema (↓
Positive Pressure Ventilation ... ), Cardiogenic pulmonary ... , Inability to trigger ... #diagnosis #management ... #indications #pulmonary
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) - Basics
Mode of cardiopulmonary support used to treat pulmonary and/or cardiovascular failure
used to treat pulmonary ... injury β€’ ECMO is a bridge ... Suppots lungs (pulmonary ... institutional protocol ... #ECMO #Basics #management
General schema for respiratory support in patients with COVID-19
Low flow nasal cannula
 β€’ Typically set at
Invasive Mechanical Ventilation ... lung-protective ventilation ... strategies or APRV ... support #COVID19 #management ... hypoxia #failure #algorithm