Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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BiPAP titration in CHF
 - Mean airway pressure provides goodness 
 - Ramp up the ePAP
Could also use CPAP ... breathing (equal to iPAP-ePAP ... CongestiveHeartFailure #Management ... #CriticalCare # ... Cardiology
Oxygen Delivery Devices
1. Flow is a variable describing the movement of a volume of gas over
sealed systems (CPAP ... /BPAP/ventilator ... NRB) β€’ Venturi Mask ... Flow #Comparison #management ... #criticalcare
CPAP Troubleshooting Tips
1. Wrong size/style mask β†’ try a different mask, nasal pillows
2. Trouble getting used
CPAP Troubleshooting ... forced air β†’ use device ... BrighamChiefs #CPAP ... Troubleshooting #Tips #management ... #problems #pulmonary
Mask Oxygen Delivery Devices

Simple Mask aka Hudson's Mask:
 β€’ Flow 6-10 LPM
 β€’ FiO2 35-50%
Face Tent:
Devices Simple ... Mask: β€’ Flow ... Oxygen #Delivery #Devices ... #management #pulmonary ... #criticalcare
Right Heart Catheterization - Pulmonary Artery Pressures and Calculations
PULMONARY VASCULAR RESISTANCE = (meanPAP-PCWP) / CO
 β€’
β€’ PH (mean PAP ... INDEX (PAPI) = (SPAP ... - dPAP) / RAP ... Ahmed Ghoneem, MD MSc ... catheter #diagnosis #cardiology
Severe Heart Failure & Cardiogenic Shock - Management Checklist 
Evaluation 
 - EKG & echocardiography
Cardiogenic Shock - Management ... (no B-lines on ultrasound ... Organ failure β€” device ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology ... #Management
Intraoperative Laryngospasm and Stridor - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

❢ Call for help and inform theatre
Remove airway devices ... oxygen and face mask ... β€’ Continue CPAP ... negative-pressure pulmonary ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management