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Comparison of Pathologic Breathing Patterns
Biot's respiration aka ataxic respiration:
 - Periodic breathing: hyperpnea (or normopnea) and
Comparison of Pathologic ... Sleep/Hypoxemia/Drugs ... of the brain (respiratory ... #pulmonary #diagnosis ... #comparison #biots
Shock and Vasoactive Drugs 
1) Determine type and etiology of shock
 • Distributive: Sepsis, Anaphylaxis, Neurogenic
and Vasoactive Drugs ... Pericardial tamponade, Pulmonary ... Understand vasoactive drug ... inopressors #diagnosis #management ... #comparison #table
Approach to Eosinophilic Lung Diseases
 • Acute Eosinophilic Pneumonia (< 1 wk) - ~30yo, M; Recent
Syndrome (> 6 mo) - Respiratory ... Fever, wheezing • Drug ... antibiotics, illicit drugs ... Lung #Diseases #pulmonary ... differential #diagnosis #comparison
Oxygen Delivery Systems
Nasal Cannula:
 • Flow: 1 - 6 L/min
 • FiO2: 25 - 40% (-4%/L
Delivery #Systems #respiratory ... support #devices #management ... #pulmonary #comparison
Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Positive airway pressure therapy
   → Positive pharyngeal transmural pressure
increased end-expiratory ... effective at reducing respiratory ... unfavorable collapse on drug-induced ... SleepApnea #Treatment #management ... #pulmonary
Fluid Responsiveness and Fluid Tolerance Testing - OnePager Summary
Fluid resuscitation can be beneficial when required or
Pulmonary Artery ... high degree of respiratory ... • PULMONARY A ... #criticalcare #comparison ... #challenges #management
It can be difficult to distinguish these three entities.
There are two diagnostic hints for further differentiation:
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differentiation: - Look at expiratory ... bronchiolitis or chronic pulmonary ... right with the pulmonary ... Post transplant - Drug ... #Attenuation #Comparison