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Difficult Airway Algorithm

1. Assess the likelihood and clinical impact of basic management problems: 
 • Difficulty
Difficult Airway ... likelihood and clinical ... supraglottic airway ... surgical airway ... airway management
Lung Microbiome - The dysbiosis-inflammation cycle. Inflammation of the airways alters environmental growth conditions of airway
Lung Microbiome ... Inflammation of the airways ... conditions of airway ... #Lung #Microbiome ... pathophysiology #pulmonary
Lung Findings on Physical Exam
Crackles:
 • Short, discontinuous, sounds mostly heard during inspiration
 • Caused by
Lung Findings on ... collapsed distal airways ... alveoli as seen in pulmonary ... words louder #Lung ... #Findings #Pulmonary
Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
DECREASED INSPIRED OXYGEN
 • Low PATM Can decrease first part
DIFFUSION DISORDER • Difficulty ... : Interstitial lung ... diseases, pulmonary ... ventilation (V) in the lungs ... bypassing the lungs
Multiple masses
The differential diagnostic list of multiple masses is very long.
The most important diagnoses are listed
Multiple masses ... list of multiple masses ... is very long. ... Sometimes it is difficult ... Management #Radiology #Lung
Balloon Visualization - Mechanical Ventilation Pressures - PIP, PPlat, PEEP

Peak Inspiratory Pressure (PIP): Dynamic pressure needed
forces of the lung ... ) Airway Resistance ... unless excessive airway ... ) Inspiratory Pause ... Pathophysiology #Pulmonary
Causes of Hypoxemia- Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Ventilation/perfusion Mismatch
 • Airway Disease (Asthma, COPD)
 • Vascular (PE*)
 •
Causes of Hypoxemia ... perfusion Mismatch • Airway ... • Interstitial lung ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes ... #Pulmonary
Lung Segment Anatomy Annotated on Chest CT
Right Lung:
 • Upper Lobe: Apical, Posterior, Anterior
 • Middle
Lung Segment Anatomy ... radiopaedia.org/cases ... lang=us #Lung # ... #CT #CTChest #pulmonary ... #clinical #radiology
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Chronic inflammation causes ... Most Common Causes ... in the adjacent lung ... • Pulmonary artery ... of the affected lung
Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 • Dysrhythmia
 • Ischemia
 • Cardiomyopathy
 • Valvular disease
Causes of Dyspnea ... syndrome • Shunt Airway ... Pneumonia • Pulmonary ... • Interstitial lung ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes