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Does reconnection to the ventilator for 1 hour following a spontaneous breathing trial reduce reintubation rates? Read more in the June issue of the journal CHEST®: hubs.la/Q02CWC4Z0 #JournalCHEST #MedEd Interpretation: Significant alveolar derecruitment was observed at the end of an SBT and was markedly more pronounced with a T-piece than with PSV. Reconnection to the ventilator for 1 h allowed complete recovery of alveolar derecruitment.

🫁Calculation of rapid shallow breathing index is not needed for determining readiness for a spontaneous breathing trial. 🫁Spontaneous breathing trials can be conducted with or without pressure support ventilation. 🫁A standardized approach to assessment and completion of a spontaneous breathing trial before noon each day is suggested. 🫁FIO2 should not be increased during a spontaneous breathing trial.

Ventilator weaning is the process of gradually decreasing ventilator support to enable a patient to resume breathing independently. https://bit.ly/44Dt3PS

Rainose nasal spray by #Rain_Pharma! Tailored with various concentrations to accommodate every family member, it aids in: Enhancing breathing and airway clearance Easing nasal and sinus congestion

First Negative Pressure ventilator that applies pressure ONLY where it’s needed or wanted, the chestwall! First NPV designed to function as an extra set of respiratory musculature to perform work of breathing while learning the contour/shape of each patient’s chest wall, maintaining natural position of chest wall to avoid creating barrel chest during continuous/long term use.

Dead space in the breathing circuit is the space where inhalation and exhalation coincide. Patients breathe in and out of the same tube, they could inhale unfiltered (containing CO2) exhaled gas. 1) The portion of the endotracheal tube which extends out of the trachea (from the mouth to the breathing circuit) 2) The elbow on the breathing circuit 3) Any connector used between the end of the tube and the breathing circuit (e.g., CO2 adapters, apnea alarm adapters, etc.) 4) The Y piece at the end of a Y circuit. #Ventilator #deadspace #Pumnolonogy #RRT #RT #ventilation #Lungs #Respiratory

causes of high CVP >12 : ●Over hydration ●Rt side heart failure ●PA stenosis ●cardiac tamponade ●constrictive precarditis ●tricuspid valve stenosis or regurgitation ●pulmonary HTN ●high stroke volume ●Tension pneumothorax ●+ve pressure breathing Management: ✔️Treatment the under line cause ✔️diuretic and may require inotrops

Plateau pressure is the amount of pressure needed to keep the lungs inflated in the absence of airflow. This article provides an overview of plateau pressure, its importance, and how it should be monitored in patients receiving mechanical ventilation. https://bit.ly/3zmqXpv

Swiftwater Breathing Apparatus (SWBA) is set to revolutionise water rescue check out this brief report from earlier this year https://lnkd.in/g7duGHMH

What is hypoventilation? It is defined by breathing that is too shallow or too slow to meet the needs of the body. Learn more about hypoventilation and how it can be identified in capnography waveforms in this #MedEdByte. Product usage represented may not be approved or cleared in all markets. #MedtronicEmployee https://bit.ly/3WzwG5N