ICU

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Medications

• sedation and analgesics
• vasopressors

Physiology

• lactic acidosis
• anion gap metabolic acidosis

ICU ID

• vibrio vulnificus can be fatal in liver disease patients
• CLABSI

Airway

• capnography
• The Walls Manual of Emergency Airway Management
• design features of modern mechanical ventilators
• [[ventilation strategies for ARDS includes low tidal volum

diagnosing ARDS

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Diagnosis and definition for ARDS

• ARDS is diagnosed as acute onset (less than a week) of bilateral noncardiogenic pulmonary edema in setting of PEEP.
• Mild, moderate, severe ARDS are defined by PaO2 to FiO2 ratio
  • P/F 200<300 is mild
  • P/F 100<200 is moderate and sometimes called moderately severe
  • P/F <100 is severe
• You can have ARDS without apparent hypoxemia (high SpO2 and high FiO2). For example

ventilation strategies for ARDS includes low tidal volume, high peep, target plateau pressure of 30

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Notes

Ventilation strategies for ARDS includes PEEP, tidal volume, and plateau pressure.

• Use low tidal volume, use 4 to 8 cc/kg ideal body weight. Target 6 cc/kg
  • make sure to measure patients as females under report their height and males overreport
• Target plateau pressure < 30 cm H2O
• Use PEEP table

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ventilation stratigies for ARDS includes low tidal volume, high peep, target plateau pressure of 30

• related: ARDS, ICU
• tags: #icu

Notes

Ventilation strategies for ARDS includes PEEP, tidal volume, and plateau pressure.

• Use low tidal volume, use 4 to 8 cc/kg ideal body weight. Target 6 cc/kg
  • make sure to measure patients as females under report their height and males overreport
• Target plateau pressure < 30 cm H2O
• Use PEEP table

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