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Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation (NIPPV)

Expiratory & Inspiratory Positive Airway Pressure
Both increase intrathoracic pressure, which can decrease
in obstructive lung ... In COPD, decreases ... exacerbation (cardiogenic pulmonary ... edema) • COPD ... #indications #criticalcare
Hoover's Sign

Hoover’s sign refers to inward movement of the lower rib cage during inspiration- instead of
associated with COPD ... hyperexpansion of the lungs ... Hoovers #Sign #Pulmonary ... #Video #Clinical ... #Paradoxical #Respiratory
Whistling Cough- A 4-year-old boy presented to the otorhinolaryngology outpatient clinic with a 2-day history of
see source for video ... and lower left lung ... lodged in the lung ... NEJM #clinical #radiology ... #respiratory
High-Res Chest CT Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Reticular:
 • Septal Thickening: Lymphangitic Carcinoma, Interstitial Edema, Alveolar
High-Res Chest CT ... Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis, Respiratory ... Sarcoidosis, NSIP, COP ... HiRes #HighRes #Chest ... #radiology
Berlin Criteria for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) 
- Respiratory symptoms must have begun within one
consistent with pulmonary ... be present on a chest ... lobar collapse, lung ... collapse, or pulmonary ... Criteria #Diagnosis #CriticalCare
Empyema Necessitans (EN) on Chest POCUS

Pulmonary teaching case: you are called to the bedside of a
POCUS Pulmonary ... #clinical #video ... #POCUS #pulmonary ... #respiratory #Chest ... #Lung
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Acute Respiratory ... ARDS: Clinical Cheat ... leading to increased pulmonary ... consistent with pulmonary ... Diagnosis #Management #CriticalCare
Pulmonary Infections in HIV-AIDS
Bacterial: 
 • No organism identified, Strep pneumoniae, H. influenzae, S.aureus, Streptococcus Grp
Pulmonary Infections ... heart failure, COPD ... , Lung cancer, Primary ... /- High res CT chest ... Urine Histo Ag, Respiratory
Hampton hump is a radiologic sign which consists of a shallow wedge-shaped opacity in the periphery
periphery of the lung ... the diagnosis of pulmonary ... In this case, pulmonary ... confirmed with chest ... EmergencyMedicine #CriticalCare
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Loss of weight • Chest ... obstruction • COPD ... in the adjacent lung ... of the affected lung ... high-resolution chest