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Capnography
Measurement of exhaled carbon dioxide can be used to confirm ETT placement, for safer procedural sedation,
monitor cardiac & pulmonary ... ) • PACO2 - Alveolar ... • Phase Ill — alveolar ... right mainstem intubation ... patterns #diagnosis #pulmonary
Beginner's Guide to End-Tital Capnography
4 Phases of the Capnoqram
I - Inspiration and expiration Of dead space
II
Guide to End-Tital Capnography ... Ill - alveolar ... show esophageal intubation ... EndTidalCO2 #ETCO2 #Capnography ... Interpretation #pulmonary
Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation (NIPPV)

Expiratory & Inspiratory Positive Airway Pressure
Both increase intrathoracic pressure, which can decrease
can "recruit" alveoli ... In CHF, decreases ... intubation and ... exacerbation (cardiogenic pulmonary ... patients (ie., CHF
Basics of Waveform Capnography
Waveform capnography assesses ventilation by monitoring exhaled carbon dioxide
Can use measurement and morphology
data regarding pulmonary ... of endotracheal intubation ... dead space, then alveolar ... PHASE Ill - Alveolar ... output state - Pulmonary
Differential diagnosis of Lymphangitic Carcinomatosis. 
On the left multiple diseases showing septal thickening:
1. Lymphangitic carcinomatosis: irregular
Cardiogenic pulmonary ... to filling of alveoli ... Cardiogenic pulmonary ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Chest Pain:
 • Myocardium:
	- Myocarditis
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
	- Myopericarditis
- Tamponade Pulmonary ... Pleuritis • Alveoli ... : - CHF - Pneumonia ... Diagnosis #Causes #Cardiology
Ground-glass opacity
Ground-glass opacity (GGO) represents:
- Filling of the alveolar spaces with pus, edema, hemorrhage, inflammation or
Filling of the alveolar ... interstitium or alveolar ... filling of the alveoli ... bronchiolitis #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest
Non-Resolving Pneumonias: Etiologies
Unusual Infections:
 - Immunocompromised patients (e.g.: Mycobacterium, Aspergillosis, Nocardia)
 - Endemic Fungi (e.g.: Histoplasmosis,
- Alveolar proteinosis ... Others: - Pulmonary ... abnormalities (Pulmonary ... infarction/PE, CHF ... Pneumonia #diagnosis #pulmonary
Ventilator Troubleshooting Summary
High PIP, nl Pplat:
 - DDx: Tubing problem, Bronchospasm, Secretions
 - Next Steps: Check
DDx: Mainstem intubation ... , PTX, Alveolar ... Vent issue, PTX, Alveolar ... diagnosis #management #pulmonary
It is very important to differentiate between acute consolidation and chronic consolidation, because it will limit
This is known as alveolar ... - Alveolar proteinosis ... filling of the alveoli ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR