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Non-Invasive Ventilation


title: Non Invasive Ventilation tags: #FFICM notebook: 🌑-FFICM type: inprogress


source: [[Revision Notes In Intensive Care]] category: [[Respiratory Failure]]

Sources:

  • [[Revision Notes In Intensive Care]]
  • [[MCQs and SBAs in Intensive Care Medicine (Oxford Higher Special Training)]]

3.3.1 Non Invasive Ventilation

Flashcard type:basic
Is fixed upper airway obstruction a contraindication to NIV? Yes
Does NIV reduce chance of reintubation? Yes
What are the main two conditions that NIV has good evidence for? COPD and Heart Failure (as CPAP)

[Respiratory Failure]: "Respiratory Failure"