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Airway Pressure Release Ventilation (APRV) - Early application of airway pressure release ventilation may reduce the
(APRV) - Early application ... patients with ARDS ... #Ventilation #ARDS ... #VisualAbstract ... #Pulmonary #EBM
Practice Guidelines for Preoperative Fasting

Infographic by Dr. Jesse Burk-Rafel
@jbrafel

> 8 hours - Heavy foods (fried/fatty) and
for Preoperative Fasting ... Reduce the Risk Of pulmonary ... Aspiration: Application ... #Preoperative #Fasting ... Timeline #EBM #VisualAbstract
Invasive Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis and Management
Aspergillus is ubiquitous in nature. Most invasive infections are caused
, Advanced HIV/AIDS ... presentations: • Pulmonary ... Diagnosis and Testing ... Management #treatment #fungal
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
Diagnosis: • Direct fungal ... Urinary antigen testing ... yeast • At risk: AIDS ... arthroconidia; the fungus ... InfectiousDiseases #Fungal
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 ... ACEi/ARBs - Hold ... days before Pulmonary ... surgery Stress Testing