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Non-Invasive Positive Pressure Ventilation
Indications: 
 • COPD exacerbation (↓ intubation, ↓ mortality), Cardiogenic pulmonary edema (↓
), Cardiogenic pulmonary ... of respiratory failure ... airway / remove mask ... nickmmark #NIVPPV #NonInvasive ... Ventilation #diagnosis #management
Severe Heart Failure & Cardiogenic Shock - Management Checklist 
Evaluation 
 - EKG & echocardiography
Cardiogenic Shock - Management ... Checklist Evaluation ... Liver function tests ... cardiogenic shock #Checklist ... HeartFailure #Cardiology #Management
Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation (NIPPV)

Expiratory & Inspiratory Positive Airway Pressure
Both increase intrathoracic pressure, which can decrease
Noninvasive Positive ... exacerbation (cardiogenic pulmonary ... acute respiratory failure ... status • Won't Work ... #criticalcare #management
Mains Electricity Failure - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Unexpected total power failure is rare and unpredictable.
Mains Electricity Failure ... By Association of ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup
Admitting in the ICU - Checklist
VITALS: If bad, stop and go see the patient immediately; you
Admitting in the ICU - Checklist ... pre-existing heart failure ... /management of shock ... Urine Pregnancy Test ... #ICU #Pearls #Checklist
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
can be seen in association ... other processes Workup ... strep, HIV • CTD workup ... glucocorticoids • Severe/ failure ... ILD #diagnosis #management
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
Pulmonary Renal ... (DAH) & renal failure ... mononeuritis multiplex WORKUP ... anti-GBM) Other tests ... differential #diagnosis #management
Noninvasive Ventilation Summary
Positive pressure ventilation that is delivered through a nasal, mask, or helmet interface and
Noninvasive Ventilation ... through a nasal, mask ... pressures • Decreases work ... #Ventilation #management ... #pulmonary
Intraoperative Cardiac Ischaemia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

If the patient is unconscious, signs of cardiac
especially in heart failure ... By Association of ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup
Intraoperative Laryngospasm and Stridor - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

❶ Call for help and inform theatre
negative-pressure pulmonary ... By Association of ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup