@ermedthreads: 🚨 BiPAP SETTINGS EXPLAINED: What do you actually change when CO₂ is HIGH? 🫁 Your patient is in respiratory distress. The blood gas shows pH 7.24 and PaCO₂ 68. Now what? 👀 🔥 HIGH CO₂ = THINK PRESSURE SUPPORT. 🫁 LOW O₂ = THINK EPAP + FiO₂. Learn the difference between IPAP vs. EPAP, how pressure support affects ventilation, and why increasing EPAP without adjusting IPAP can actually decrease pressure support. If you’re an ER nurse, ICU nurse, respiratory therapist, paramedic, medical student, PA, NP, or physician, understanding BiPAP settings is an essential emergency medicine skill. 🚨 And remember: don’t just chase the blood gas. Reassess work of breathing, mental status, oxygenation, and clinical response. If the patient is deteriorating, recognize NIV failure early. Save this for your next respiratory distress case and send it to someone learning BiPAP! 👇 #BiPAP #RespiratoryTherapy #EmergencyMedicine #CPAP #CriticalCare

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