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Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation (NIPPV)

Expiratory & Inspiratory Positive Airway Pressure
Both increase intrathoracic pressure, which can decrease
IPAP can help generate ... CPAP - Continuous ... Ventilation #NIPPV #CPAP ... #BPAP #indications ... management
Non-Invasive Positive Pressure Ventilation
Indications: 
 • COPD exacerbation (↓ intubation, ↓ mortality), Cardiogenic pulmonary edema (↓
Indications: • COPD exacerbation ... ), Cardiogenic pulmonary ... Nasal Modes: • CPAP ... Ventilation #diagnosis #management ... #indications #pulmonary
A Non-Invasive approach to Respiratory Failure
 • COPD and Ventilatory Failure → NiPPV with Bi-level Settings
Settings • CHF / Pulmonary ... Edema → NiPPV CPAP ... Bi-level Settings • Pneumonia ... Respiratory #Failure #management
Community Acquired Pneumonia - Inpatient and Outpatient Treatment Regimens
 • Outpatient, no significant comorbidities
 • Outpatient,
Community Acquired Pneumonia ... and Outpatient Treatment ... EricsMedicalLectures/ #CAP ... Community #Acquired #Pneumonia ... #management #pulmonary
Severe Asthma Exacerbation
Signs of a Severe Asthma Exacerbation:
 • Vitals: ↑HR ↑RR ↓SpO2
 • High work
Prednisone • NIPPV: BiPAP ... #CriticalCare # ... pulmonary #ventilation ... #mechanical #management ... #treatment
Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Positive airway pressure therapy
   → Positive pharyngeal transmural pressure
Treatment of Obstructive ... improvement to PAP ... refractory to CPAP ... Obstructive #SleepApnea #Treatment ... #management #pulmonary
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
DDX: • CAP, ... , Pulmonary lymphoma ... Treatment: • ... #COP #BOOP #pulmonary ... ILD #diagnosis #management
Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) - Diagnosis and Management

Pneumonia Signs/Symptoms:
 • Confusion/disorientation (LR + 1.9)
 • Cough
(CAP) - Diagnosis ... Obtain in severe CAP ... Pseudomonas) • Severe CAP ... #CAP #Diagnosis ... #Management #treatment
Oxygen Delivery Devices
1. Flow is a variable describing the movement of a volume of gas over
essentially how fast you draw ... sealed systems (CPAP ... /BPAP/ventilator ... Flow #Comparison #management ... #criticalcare
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia - Illness Script

PATHOPHYSIOLOGY: Unknown trigger, reversible inflammatory/fibroproliferative process. Polypoid fibroblastic aggregates that plug
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia ... misdiagnosed as CAP ... , neoplastic) TREATMENT ... #diagnosis #management ... #pulmonary