Lightning rounds 69: Does PRVC suck? with Nick Ghionni

Critical Care Scenarios by Brandon Oto, PA-C, FCCM and Bryan Boling, DNP, ACNP, FCCM

Aug 5, 202643:13Health

We step into the ring with Nick Ghionni, pulm/crit attending at MedStar Baltimore Hospital, who tries to convince us that the pressure-targeted, volume-titrated vent mode known as “PRVC” actually sucks. Check out the Int...

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