12 results
Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation (NIPPV)

Expiratory & Inspiratory Positive Airway Pressure
Both increase intrathoracic pressure, which can decrease
CHF, decreases intubation ... exacerbation (cardiogenic pulmonary ... dz) • Pt is DNI ... hair) • Risk Of Clinical ... #indications #criticalcare
Berlin Criteria for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) 
- Respiratory symptoms must have begun within one
week of a known clinical ... consistent with pulmonary ... Hg with PEEP or CPAP ... Definition #Criteria #Diagnosis ... #CriticalCare
Fat Embolism Syndrome
Trauma to the long bone or pelvis accounts for —9096 of cases. The diagnosis
Pathophysiology ... onset widespread pulmonary ... obstruction can ... FES is a clinical ... #Signs #Symptoms
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
Risk factors: Critical ... other cause of ARDS ... elevated BNP, high CVP ... , and CXR with pulmonary ... Reactions #hematology #diagnosis
Basics of Waveform Capnography
Waveform capnography assesses ventilation by monitoring exhaled carbon dioxide
Can use measurement and morphology
pathophysiology ... CLINICAL APPLICATIONS ... of endotracheal intubation ... oscillations - Sign ... interpretation #patterns #diagnosis
Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) - Diagnosis and Management

Pneumonia Signs/Symptoms:
 • Confusion/disorientation (LR + 1.9)
 • Cough
Management Pneumonia Signs ... ventilation by either intubation ... aeruginosa Clinical ... in adults with clinically ... #treatment #Pulmonary
In ARDS, we know that the lungs are so diffusely injured that the remaining total area
taught, but if you can ... #pathophysiology ... #diagnosis #management ... criticalcare #treatment ... #respiratory #clinical
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
just simply a clinical ... Signs of poor perfusion ... Signs of congestion ... with presence of pulmonary ... heartfailure #chf #criticalcare
High Central Neuraxial Block - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
• Can occur with deliberate or accidental
paralysis of the arms ... hypnosis as soon as clinical ... airway or tracheal intubation ... that may mimic signs ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia - Illness Script

PATHOPHYSIOLOGY: Unknown trigger, reversible inflammatory/fibroproliferative process. Polypoid fibroblastic aggregates that plug
Illness Script PATHOPHYSIOLOGY ... Males=Females SIGNS ... misdiagnosed as CAP ... : Clinical diagnosis ... #management #pulmonary