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Hypoxemia / Hypoxia - Rapid Response Management Algorithm

Stridor - Upper airway pathology:
 • Anaphylaxis
 • Foreign
Rapid Response Management ... edema • Air: ... 12 / shallow breathing ... compliance (e.g., flail ... #Diagnosis #Management
Flail Chest- Check out the paradoxical chest wall movement 
Typical management: opiates for analgesia, intubation due
movement Typical management ... #Chest #Breathing ... Trauma #Video #Clinical ... #PhysicalExam #Pulmonary ... #Respiratory
A Non-Invasive approach to Respiratory Failure
 • COPD and Ventilatory Failure → NiPPV with Bi-level Settings
Non-Invasive approach to Respiratory ... Settings • CHF / Pulmonary ... Edema → NiPPV CPAP ... #Failure #management ... #hypoxia #NIV
Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation (NIPPV)

Expiratory & Inspiratory Positive Airway Pressure
Both increase intrathoracic pressure, which can decrease
Positive Pressure Ventilation ... exacerbation (cardiogenic pulmonary ... edema) • COPD ... hair) • Risk Of Clinical ... #criticalcare #management
Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
DECREASED INSPIRED OXYGEN
 • Low PATM Can decrease first part
OXYGEN • Low PATM Can ... edema (most common ... perfusion (Q) and ventilation ... direction leads to hypoxemia ... #Failure #hypoxia
General schema for respiratory support in patients with COVID-19
Low flow nasal cannula
 • Typically set at
General schema for respiratory ... • Titrate CPAP ... Internet Book of Critical ... Care @iBookCC #respiratory ... support #COVID19 #management
Noninvasive Ventilation Summary
Positive pressure ventilation that is delivered through a nasal, mask, or helmet interface and
and spontaneous breathing ... by improving pulmonary ... CPAP - Continuous ... pressure throughout respiratory ... #management #pulmonary
Non-Invasive Positive Pressure Ventilation
Indications: 
 • COPD exacerbation (↓ intubation, ↓ mortality), Cardiogenic pulmonary edema (↓
Positive Pressure Ventilation ... edema (↓ mortality ... Other causes of respiratory ... Nasal Modes: • CPAP ... #diagnosis #management
Hypophosphatemia and Hypoxia - Pathophysiology

↓ Phosphate leads to ↓ red cell 2,3-DPG and a  reduction
muscle weakness and can ... diaphragm during acute ... weaning from the ventilator ... Weaning from the ventilator ... #pulmonary
Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 • Accumulation
common causes of acute ... respiratory failure ... dyspnea, tachypnea, hypoxemia ... Embolism: • Acute ... pulmonary edema