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#EKG taken on a patient with an acute pulmonary embolism with right heart strain showing tachycardia,
with an acute pulmonary ... V4 #Clinical #emergencymedicine ... pulmonaryembolism #AcutePE #criticalcare
COVID-19 review…here is a list of some of the drugs that are currently being used or
most effective treatments ... #CoronaVirus #Treatment ... #Pharmacology #CriticalCare ... #EmergencyMedicine
Ivermectin. Old anti-parasitic agent making a comeback with recent headlines from in-vitro study that showed antiviral
InfectiousDiseases #CriticalCare ... #EmergencyMedicine ... #Pharmacology #Treatment
Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation (NIPPV)

Expiratory & Inspiratory Positive Airway Pressure
Both increase intrathoracic pressure, which can decrease
and decreases respiratory ... exacerbation (cardiogenic pulmonary ... • Other acute respiratory ... exacerbation) • Chronic respiratory ... #indications #criticalcare
Balloon Visualization - Mechanical Ventilation Pressures - PIP, PPlat, PEEP

Peak Inspiratory Pressure (PIP): Dynamic pressure needed
, PEEP Peak Inspiratory ... airway resistance) Inspiratory ... #PPlat #PEEP #CriticalCare ... Pathophysiology #Pulmonary
Airway Pressure Release Ventilation (APRV) - Early application of airway pressure release ventilation may reduce the
ventilation in acute respiratory ... oxygenation and respiratory ... VisualAbstract #Pulmonary ... #EBM #CriticalCare
Massive Hemoptysis - Diagnosis and Management
 • Definitions: 
   - Hemoptysis = bleeding from
Pseudo-hemoptysis = upper respiratory ... Diagnosis #Management #treatment ... #workup #pulmonary ... #criticalcare
Effect of Lung Recruitment and Titrated Positive End-Expiratory Pressure (PEEP) vs Low PEEP on Mortality in
Titrated Positive End-Expiratory ... Patients With Acute Respiratory ... Postoperative #Pulmonary ... #CriticalCare
Berlin Criteria for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) 
- Respiratory symptoms must have begun within one
Criteria for Acute Respiratory ... Syndrome (ARDS) - Respiratory ... consistent with pulmonary ... lung collapse, or pulmonary ... Criteria #Diagnosis #CriticalCare
Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Positive airway pressure therapy
   → Positive pharyngeal transmural pressure
Treatment of Obstructive ... increased end-expiratory ... effective at reducing respiratory ... Obstructive #SleepApnea #Treatment ... #management #pulmonary