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Case 03 — Hypoxemia on the vent

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Case 03 — Hypoxemia on the vent

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Bilateral pneumonia, just intubated. FiO₂ 1.0, PEEP 5, SpO₂ 86% and still falling. The last ABG is no better than the pulse ox.

Uncorrected hypoxemia, auto-PEEP shock, tension, or abdominal compartment progresses to pre-arrest, then a fail. Read the scalars before you turn a knob.

Goals

  • · PEEP ≥ 10
  • · SpO₂ ≥ 92%