Synchrony: Triggering, Flow Delivery, and Cycling—What’s New
See text for explanations of points a, b, c, and d. PAW = airway pressure; Pes = esophageal pressure. Another triggering problem can be caused by air trapping. When the…
of Mechanical Ventilation
See text for explanations of points a, b, c, and d. PAW = airway pressure; Pes = esophageal pressure. With the pressure breath, neither volume nor flow is being set….
Ventilation for Acute Hypoxic Respiratory Failure
Significant reduction in intubation rate.11–16 NPPV = noninvasive positive-pressure ventilation. Reprinted with permission from Intensive Care Med.17 NIV and Acute Hypoxic Respiratory Failure (AHRF): Post extubation Respiratory Failure Given that…
Challenges in Mechanical Ventilation in Pediatric Patients
Studies comparing the use of high-frequency oscillation ventilation (HFOV versus conventional mechanical ventilation (MV) in the treatment of children and adults with acute lung injury or acute respiratory distress syndrome found…
Pneumonia Bundle: Clinical Controversies
Reprinted with permission, Rush University Medical Center.
Recruitment Strategies
Which statement best describes the underlying concept behind recruitment maneuvers? (a) High volumes initiate recruitment, and high PEEP sustains improved oxygenation (b) High volumes initiate recruitment, and high PEEP maintains…
Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia
What are the primary concerns regarding subglottic drainage? (a) Direct tissue trauma (b) Patency of the aspiration port (c) Both A and B (d) None of the above
Foreign Body Aspiration
Omphalocele is covered by a membranous sac. Gastroschisis is not covered. 2) Signs/symptoms/clinical findings (Table 109-1) Table 109-1Abdominal Wall Defects Reproduced from Holzman RS, Mancuso TJ, Polaner DM. A…
Needlestick Injury
Stages of Heart FailureReproduced from Jessup M, Abraham WT, Casey DE, et al. 2009 Focused update: ACCF/AHA guidelines for diagnosis and management of heart failure in adults. J Am Coll…
