Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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BiPAP titration in CHF
 - Mean airway pressure provides goodness 
 - Ramp up the ePAP
in CHF - Mean airway ... pressure supports the work ... CongestiveHeartFailure #Management ... #CriticalCare # ... Cardiology
Approach to Selecting Respiratory Support:
-The role of noninvasive respiratory support is generally to reduce the patient's
the patient's work ... patient's diagnosis (e.g ... -BiPAP should never ... #Management #CriticalCare ... #BiPAP #BiLevel
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Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation (NIPPV)

Expiratory & Inspiratory Positive Airway Pressure
Both increase intrathoracic pressure, which can decrease
Inspiratory Positive Airway ... upper & lower airway ... status β€’ Won't Work ... #indications #criticalcare ... #management
Massive Hemoptysis - Diagnosis and Management
 β€’ Definitions: 
   - Hemoptysis = bleeding from
respiratory tract (e.g ... β€’ Workup β€’ General ... Management β€’ Airway ... #treatment #workup ... #pulmonary #criticalcare
Increased Airway Pressure - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Using these steps from start to end should
from start to end should ... device should be ... blood gas, 12-lead ECG ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup
Airway Intubation Checklist
GATHER/TEST EQUIPMENT: NC, BVM + PEEP Valve, Free flowing IV, EKG, SpO2 monitor, ETT
Free flowing IV, EKG ... OPA, Suction, Video ... POST INTUBATION MANAGEMENT ... intubation #checklist #criticalcare ... #airway #management
Noninvasive Ventilation Summary
Positive pressure ventilation that is delivered through a nasal, mask, or helmet interface and
pressures β€’ Decreases work ... Supports oxygenation BIPAP ... ventilation β€’ Should ... for barotrauma (eg ... #Ventilation #management
COVID-19 Intubation Checklist

Personal protective equipment (PPE)
 β€’ Standard PPE
   β€’ N95 or PAPR.
dose paralytic (e.g ... Stuff β€’ Video ... include: β€’ BiPΓ…P ... Checklist #SARSCoV2 #Management ... #CriticalCare #
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist - Myasthenia Gravis

Evaluation 
 - Chest X-ray and lung ultrasound (exclude other lung
- Infectious workup ... early HFNC or BiPAP ... oral secretions (e.g ... MyastheniaGravis #Checklist #Management ... #CriticalCare
Hypotension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Hypotension is commonly due to unnecessarily deep anaesthesia, the autonomic
You should rapidly ... and positioning (e.g ... Endocrine cause (eg ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup