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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 ... #CongestiveHeartFailure ... #Management #CriticalCare
Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation (NIPPV)

Expiratory & Inspiratory Positive Airway Pressure
Both increase intrathoracic pressure, which can decrease
IPAP can help generate ... in obstructive lung ... and mortality BPAP ... and IPAP. ... #criticalcare #management
CAVITY – a useful mnemonic for the causes of a cavitating lung mass.

C = cancer
of a cavitating lung ... Y = youth - CPAM ... bronchogenic cyst #Diagnosis ... #Differential # ... Lung #Pulmonary
CAVITY Mnemonic for Causes of Cavitary Lung Lesions

C - Cancer (SCC, mets)
A - Autoimmune (GPA, RA)
V
Lung Lesions ... pneumatocele) Y - Youth (CPAM ... #Lung #Pulmonary ... #Lesions #Differential ... #Diagnosis
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 ... Diagnosis Of NTM ... NTM #Infections #differential
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist - Myasthenia Gravis

Evaluation 
 - Chest X-ray and lung ultrasound (exclude other lung
Chest X-ray and lung ... Phos), CBC with differential ... early HFNC or BiPAP ... Pyridostigmine - New diagnosis ... MyastheniaGravis #Checklist #Management
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 ... unless prior heart/lung ... stratification #diagnosis
DEMYELINATING DISEASES OF THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM

What Are Demyelinating Diseases?
• Conditions that damage myelin, the protective
Diagnosis: MRI ... - Symptom management ... plasma exchange; long-term ... neurology #CNS #Differential ... #Diagnosis