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#121 Trach Care: 5 Pearls Segment

Core IM | Internal Medicine Podcast

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Ventilating From Above, Should the Cuff Be Up?

When you're ventilating from above, like using an amboob bag, should the cuff on the trache be up or down? Well, let's see. You want the cuff deflated so that the breath can make it from the patient's nasopharynx around the trache and down into the lungs. And then the last thing that he said that I think was really important is I wouldn't doubt ventilate from above as in help that patient breathe again through the nose, mouth.

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