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Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation (NIPPV)

Expiratory & Inspiratory Positive Airway Pressure
Both increase intrathoracic pressure, which can decrease
can "recruit" alveoli ... exacerbation (cardiogenic pulmonary ... edema) • COPD ... initiate breath, Anatomic ... #criticalcare #management
A Non-Invasive approach to Respiratory Failure
 • COPD and Ventilatory Failure → NiPPV with Bi-level Settings
A Non-Invasive approach ... Bi-level Settings • CHF ... / Pulmonary Edema ... → NiPPV CPAP or ... Respiratory #Failure #management
Severe Heart Failure & Cardiogenic Shock - Management Checklist 
Evaluation 
 - EKG & echocardiography
Cardiogenic Shock - Management ... edema - Large ... edema in hypotensive ... #Checklist #CHF ... #Cardiogenic #HeartFailure
Stage III - Alveolar edema
This stage is characterized by continued fluid leakage into the interstitium, which
(alveolar edema ... lung On the left a ... Radiology #CXR #CHF ... #Alveolar #Pulmonary ... #RadiologyAssistant
Notice that even within each lobe there is a gravity dependent difference in density.
This is only
lobe there is a ... when there is a ... #Alveolar #Pulmonary ... #Edema #AlveolarEdema ... Gravity #Dependent #RadiologyAssistant
Congestive heart failure (CHF) is the result of insufficient output because of cardiac failure, high resistance
finally into the alveoli ... edema. ... can be seen on a ... chest-film in a ... Findings #Diagram #RadiologyAssistant
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
with presence of pulmonary ... #differential #algorithm ... #management #cardiology ... table #foamed #heartfailure ... #chf #criticalcare
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
murmur 3/6) - Pulmonary ... disease b) CHF ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... days before Pulmonary ... medical and surgical management