PART 12: Critical Care Medicine
SECTION 1 Respiratory Critical Care
269 Mechanical Ventilatory Support
 | Figure 269-1 Hypothetical pressure-volume curve of the lung in a patient on MV. Alveoli tend to close if the distending pressure falls below the lower inflection point (A), whereas they overstretch if the pressure within them is higher than that of the upper inflection point (B). Collapse and opening... |
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 | Figure 269-2 Flow chart to guide daily approach to managing patients considered for weaning. If the patient fails attempts at extubation, a tracheostomy should be considered. |
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