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Ventilator Troubleshooting Summary
High PIP, nl Pplat:
 - DDx: Tubing problem, Bronchospasm, Secretions
 - Next Steps: Check
Troubleshooting Summary ... DDx: Obstructive lung ... , Insufficient expiratory ... Troubleshooting #diagnosis #management ... #pulmonary #mechanical
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... Summary Lung ... Abscess Management ... Prevotella • Fungal ... #Abscess #pulmonary
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Acute Respiratory ... Distress Syndrome ... leading to increased pulmonary ... consistent with pulmonary ... #ARDS #Summary
Algorithm for Management of Acute Exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD)

Obtain workup for alternate diagnoses and relevant comorbidities:
Algorithm for Management ... (GOLD Ill) or mechanically ... ventilated • CXR, Lung ... 2 (or complete respiratory ... Exacerbation #treatment #pulmonary
Approach to Acid Base Disorders - Evaluation and Differential Diagnosis
1) Start with the Anion Gap (AG).
2)
pCO2. 4) The final ... step is to assess ... depression, Obstructive Lung ... , Decreased Mechanical ... , Increased Mechanical
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
- Summary Acute ... cases/100,000 per ... patients) • Respiratory ... Plasmapheresis + IVIG • Mechanical ... #diagnosis #management
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
Diagnosis and Management ... Summary Epidemiology ... granulomas within the lungs ... Pulmonary: dyspnea ... acute sarcoidosis Pulmonary
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome ... Summary A defect ... absence of intrinsic lung ... on radioactive lung ... hepatopulmonary #syndrome
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

Who?
• 5% of patients
• Dose ≥ 400 mg per day

How?  Possible
Toxicity Summary ... Dose ≥ 400 mg per ... toxicity (e.g., acute respiratory ... distress syndrome ... #diagnosis #management
Fluid Responsiveness and Fluid Tolerance Testing - OnePager Summary
Fluid resuscitation can be beneficial when required or
Testing - OnePager Summary ... Pulmonary Artery ... • PULMONARY A ... Challenges: • PASSIVE LEG ... comparison #challenges #management