https://emsenn.net/tags/ventilation/ Recent content in Ventilation on emsenn.net Hugo en Tue, 03 Mar 2026 14:00:00 -0600 https://emsenn.net/library/domains/science/domains/medicine/domains/airway/texts/oxygen-delivery-and-ventilation-support/ Tue, 03 Mar 2026 14:00:00 -0600 https://emsenn.net/library/domains/science/domains/medicine/domains/airway/texts/oxygen-delivery-and-ventilation-support/ <h2 id="core-distinction"><a href="#core-distinction" class="heading-anchor" aria-label="Link to this section">¶</a>Core distinction </h2> <p>Oxygenation and ventilation are related but not interchangeable.</p> <ul> <li>Oxygenation: getting oxygen into blood.</li> <li>Ventilation: removing carbon dioxide and moving gas effectively.</li> </ul> <p>A patient can have acceptable oxygen saturation while ventilation worsens.</p> <h2 id="support-ladder-conceptual"><a href="#support-ladder-conceptual" class="heading-anchor" aria-label="Link to this section">¶</a>Support ladder (conceptual) </h2> <ol> <li>Low-burden oxygen support for mild hypoxemia.</li> <li>Higher concentration oxygen interfaces when demand rises.</li> <li>Positive-pressure support (noninvasive or invasive) when work of breathing or gas exchange failure escalates.</li> </ol> <p>The operational goal is to match support level to physiology and trajectory, not to a fixed device preference.</p>