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Here's a physiology case that *everyone* who touches a ventilator needs to understand: A 60 yo woman is intubated for hypoxemia from multifocal pneumonia. She has a SpO2 of 89% on PEEP +12 and 100% FiO2. PEEP is increased to +16 & her SpO2 drops to 80%! What happened? 1/

Here's a physiology case that *everyone* who touches a ventilator needs to understand:

A 60 yo woman is intubated for hypoxemia from multifocal pneumonia. 
She has a SpO2 of 89% on PEEP +12 and 100% FiO2. 
PEEP is increased to +16 & her SpO2 drops to 80%!

What happened?

1/