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Yes, the idea seems to be supported in that literature, from what I have gathered at least.

The crystalloid infusion are beneficial at first, they will increase cardiac output. Direct infusion of packed RBC and whole blood will increase the viscosity of the blood and decrease cardiac output. Fluid resuscitation Total body volume Male = 66mL/kg Female = 60mL/kg Estimate loss of...

I have read an article for the use of it in hyponatremia and elevated ICP.

To add onto that video here is the technique used on a cadaver. http://emcrit.org/blogpost/apneic-cpap-recruitment-demonstration-george-kovacs/

I understand that PEEP and CPAP are two different things. What I am saying is that the combination of the bvm, peep valve and nc make a sort of cpap over all. If you maintain PEEP in a patient then you are providing a continuous positive airway pressure.

With just a bvm you are not maximizing your minute volume you are only using what your bvm can put out, with a nc involved you are getting a higher amount of minute volume and the Fi02. A bvm, peep valve and nc have a possibility of correctly the atelectasis by using that continuous pressure to...

The nasal cannula is small enough in diameter to get a seal around the mask.

Its not so much that you need to, its just another option for you to use. When you are having a hard time getting the o2 sat up on a patient someone can give it a try. That flow demand can be assisted possibly by a nc under the mask. Some of the bvm have manometers on them also, so you can see...

That is true but the nc at 15 liters increases pressure relative to that created by the bvm alone, promoting more diffusion down the airway.

I have heard that too, but is it possible that with a bvm, peep valve and nc that you could create a sort of cpap? Im not 100% on this but when ventilating you would create pressure, when exhaling you would keep some residual pressure in, and with the constant flow of a nc there would be some...

So the continuous flow of the nc under the bvm mask will fill the hypopharynx in between ventilation. Some of that o2 will also diffuse down its gradient into the lower airways.

You can use the nc to fill the hypopharynx as a oxygen reserve.

What if you use your BVM with a peep valve with a NC under the mask at 15 liters?

There are some drugs that are used when weening patients from some substances, similar to suboxone. They are synthetic opiates that usalsfyre was talking about. Some have been known to require 2 to 3 times the normal dose of narcan to resuscitate the patient. Look up buprenorphine.

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