8 results
Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation (NIPPV)

Expiratory & Inspiratory Positive Airway Pressure
Both increase intrathoracic pressure, which can decrease
mortality BPAP ... exacerbation (cardiogenic pulmonary ... #BPAP #indications ... #criticalcare # ... management
Severe Heart Failure & Cardiogenic Shock - Management Checklist 
Evaluation 
 - EKG & echocardiography
Cardiogenic Shock - Management ... Checklist Evaluation ... lungs - Consider BiPAP ... (vS intubation) ... #CHF #Shock #Cardiogenic
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist - Myasthenia Gravis

Evaluation 
 - Chest X-ray and lung ultrasound (exclude other lung
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist ... early HFNC or BiPAP ... - Intubation ... subjective dyspnea, etc ... #Management #CriticalCare
Intraoperative Laryngospasm and Stridor - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

❶ Call for help and inform theatre
obstructing the airway, e.g ... Consider tracheal intubation ... negative-pressure pulmonary ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management
Admitting in the ICU - Checklist
VITALS: If bad, stop and go see the patient immediately; you
Admitting in the ICU - Checklist ... hyponatremia, AKI, etc ... esp in work-up/management ... will also get an EKG ... diagnosis #workup #criticalcare
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
cardiomyopathy • Pulmonary ... Proposed Mechanism: Altered ... May have typical HF ... Management during ... teratogenic GDMT meds
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
with presence of pulmonary ... ECG is vital while ... differential #algorithm #management ... #heartfailure #chf ... #criticalcare #
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
murmur 3/6) - Pulmonary ... disease b) CHF ... days before Pulmonary ... OSA • Continue CPAP ... medical and surgical management