8 results
Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation (NIPPV)

Expiratory & Inspiratory Positive Airway Pressure
Both increase intrathoracic pressure, which can decrease
IPAP can help generate ... neuromuscular disease ... and IPAP. ... #NIPPV #CPAP #BPAP ... #criticalcare #management
REBEL Review 98: Non-Invasive Positive Pressure Ventilation Management via Katrina D'Amore, MD


#FOAMed #COVID19 #COVID19FOAM #clinical #treatment
Positive Pressure Ventilation ... Management via ... COVID19FOAM #clinical #treatment ... #NIPPV #CPAP #BPAP
CAP, HCAP, HAP and VAP - Diagnosis and Treatment

HCAP & CAP – those presenting to the
CAP, HCAP, HAP and ... VAP - Diagnosis ... or mechanical ventilation ... Pneumonia #Acquired #Community ... #Diagnosis #Management
Non-Invasive Positive Pressure Ventilation
Indications: 
 • COPD exacerbation (↓ intubation, ↓ mortality), Cardiogenic pulmonary edema (↓
Positive Pressure Ventilation ... Nasal Modes: • CPAP ... a.k.a BiLevel, BiPAP ... Positive #Pressure #Ventilation ... #diagnosis #management
Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) - Diagnosis and Management

Pneumonia Signs/Symptoms:
 • Confusion/disorientation (LR + 1.9)
 • Cough
Pneumonia (CAP) ... Obtain in severe CAP ... Pseudomonas) • Severe CAP ... #Pneumonia #CAP ... #Diagnosis #Management
Adult-Onset Still's Disease (AOSD)
Rare inflammatory disorder of unknown etiology, difficult to diagnose because of heterogenous presentation.
Adult-Onset Still's Disease ... AOSD: high fever, CRP ... Innate immunity ... synovitis (40%) Treatment ... #management #treatment
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia - Illness Script

PATHOPHYSIOLOGY: Unknown trigger, reversible inflammatory/fibroproliferative process. Polypoid fibroblastic aggregates that plug
misdiagnosed as CAP ... : Clinical diagnosis ... , neoplastic) TREATMENT ... steroids for severe disease ... #management #pulmonary
Pseudogout Summary - Calcium Pyrophosphate Deposition Disease (CPPD)

Pathophysiology:
Pyrophosphate produced by chondrocytes likely precipitates with calcium to
calcium to form CPP ... Acute CPP Crystal ... Chronic CPP Crystal ... Acute Pseudogout: Treatment ... #management