Vent

Ventilator pivots

ARDS / hypoxemia

PBW-based low tidal volume, plateau pressure measurement, deliberate PEEP/FiO₂ strategy.

Asthma / COPD

Lower RR, high flow/short Ti, longer expiratory time, monitor auto-PEEP and flow-time waveform.

DKA / acidosis

Plan high minute ventilation before the tube; reassess pH/CO₂ early.

Educational resource only. Use institutional protocols, local policy, and bedside clinical judgment.