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BiPAP titration in CHF
 - Mean airway pressure provides goodness 
 - Ramp up the ePAP
in CHF - Mean airway ... breathing (equal to iPAP-ePAP ... - Ramp up iPAP ... #Titration #CHF ... #CongestiveHeartFailure
Cavity Mnemonic for Cavitary Pulmonary Lesions:
C: cancer 
 - bronchogenic carcinoma: most frequently squamous cell carcinoma
Cavity Mnemonic ... for Cavitary Pulmonary ... carcinoma (SCC) - cavitary ... #Diagnosis #CAVITY ... #Mnemonic #Cavitary
CAVITY – a useful mnemonic for the causes of a cavitating lung mass.

C = cancer
CAVITY – a useful ... Y = youth - CPAM ... #Diagnosis #CAVITY ... #Mnemonic #Cavitary ... #Lesions #Differential
CAVITY Mnemonic for Causes of Cavitary Lung Lesions

C - Cancer (SCC, mets)
A - Autoimmune (GPA, RA)
V
CAVITY Mnemonic ... for Causes of Cavitary ... pneumatocele) Y - Youth (CPAM ... sequestration) #CAVITY ... #Mnemonic #Cavitary
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
neuroexam - Oral cavity ... disease b) CHF ... OSA • Continue CPAP
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
• Nodular or cavitary ... massiliense in CF ... Mimics TB with: Cavitary ... NTM #Infections #differential