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1/ Good morning, #medtwitter! This 1 goes out 2 everyone who hasn’t had to interpret a blood gas since Steps, prelim year or their last episode of ER (@DGlaucomflecken).

FYI: this ain’t a course on Winter’s Formula. We’re talking practical vent adjustments today. #covid4MDs
2/ There are 4 variables we might want to adjust on the vent based on our ABG results: PEEP, FiO2, RR and Vt. The first two we adjust to achieve appropriate oxygenation while the latter two we adjust to achieve adequate ventilation.
3/ Now that we’ve had that brief review, take a look at the following gases. What’s the problem, and how might you fix it?

Keep scrolling through the thread for the answers!
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