@ermedthreads: AVAPS vs BiPAP: what’s the difference—and when should you actually use AVAPS? 🫁 If you’re working in the ER, ICU, or respiratory care, this is a ventilator concept worth knowing. BiPAP = you set the pressures. AVAPS = you set a target tidal volume, and the machine adjusts pressure support to help reach it. AVAPS can be useful when you need more consistent ventilation, but it’s NOT magic. Mask leak, poor synchrony, secretions, worsening respiratory failure, and patient fatigue can all make NIV fail. And remember the most important part: don’t let a fancy NIV mode delay intubation in a deteriorating patient. Save this for your next respiratory failure shift. 🚨 #noninvasiveventilation #BiPAP #CPAP #EmergencyMedicine #CriticalCare

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