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Non-Invasive Positive Pressure Ventilation
Indications: 
 • COPD exacerbation (↓ intubation, ↓ mortality), Cardiogenic pulmonary edema (↓
Extubation to NIPPV ... Helmet, Full Face, Partial ... #NonInvasive #Positive ... #Ventilation #diagnosis ... #management #indications
Approach to Selecting Respiratory Support:
-The role of noninvasive respiratory support is generally to reduce the patient's
-Serial evaluation ... the patient's diagnosis ... #Management #CriticalCare ... HFNC #HighFlow #NIPPV ... RespiratorySupport #Selection #Algorithm
Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation (NIPPV)

Expiratory & Inspiratory Positive Airway Pressure
Both increase intrathoracic pressure, which can decrease
Noninvasive Positive ... neuromuscular disease ... exacerbation (cardiogenic pulmonary ... #indications #criticalcare ... #management
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

Symptoms:
• Palpitations, light-headedness, dizziness, dyspnea, exercise intolerance, chest pain, near-syncope, syncope.

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
Noncardiac: • Pulmonary ... control with early Afib ... (< 5% pts with afibb ... #Fibrillation #AFib ... #diagnosis #management
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 - MAP <65. SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
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, Severe Valve Disease ... • Obstructive: Pulmonary ... #criticalcare # ... algorithm #treatment ... #management
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

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