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Non-Invasive Positive Pressure Ventilation
Indications: 
 • COPD exacerbation (↓ intubation, ↓ mortality), Cardiogenic pulmonary edema (↓
mortality), Other causes ... airway / remove mask ... secretions, Recent head/neck ... NAPS) by Nick Mark ... Ventilation #diagnosis #management
Cystic Lung Disease
Upper Lobe Predominant: 
Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis, Pneumocystis Jiroveci, Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis, Neurofibromatosis Type 1, Paracoccidioidomycosis,
Cystic Lung Disease ... Bronchiolitis - Nick ... Mark MD @nickmmark ... #Cystic #Lung ... differential #diagnosis #causes
Mask Oxygen Delivery Devices

Simple Mask aka Hudson's Mask:
 • Flow 6-10 LPM
 • FiO2 35-50%
Face Tent:
uses a small valve ... venturi valves are color ... • FiO2 ~80% Nick ... Delivery #Devices #management ... #pulmonary #criticalcare
Lung Nodule - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Nodule on > 2 Years Without a Change in Size:
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Lung Nodule - Differential ... Melanoma, Head & Neck ... , Sarcoma, Colon ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes ... #Pulmonary
Suppurative Lymphadenitis on Neck POCUS with Color Doppler

Male with left neck mass/swelling/overlying redness.  Prior hx
POCUS with Color ... mass/swelling/overlying ... Left neck mass case ... POCUS #clinical #ultrasound ... #Color #Doppler
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Pulmonary Embolism - Risk Stratification and Prognostication based on scores and clinical features

 • Bova score
Pulmonary Embolism ... class (30-day all cause ... infographic by Nick ... Mark MD @nickmmark ... prognostication #diagnosis #management
Massive Hemoptysis - Diagnosis and Management
 • Definitions: 
   - Hemoptysis = bleeding from
has potential to cause ... Argon Plasma by Nick ... Mark MD @nickmmark ... and Mark Ramzy, ... treatment #workup #pulmonary
ExtraCorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) Fundamentals
Definitions:
 • ExtraCorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) provides prolonged pulmonary and/or circulatory support
provides prolonged pulmonary ... an artificial lung ... cannula • VA: Pulmonary ... by Nick Mark MD ... Oxygenation #diagnosis #management
Pleural Manometry Summary
Measurement of Intrapleural Pressures and Pleural Elastance during therapeutic thoracentesis can be used to
such as trapped lung ... and entrapped lung ... elastance - Nick ... Mark MD @nickmmark ... Manometry #diagnosis #management
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
Goodpasture's cause ... sparing of the lung ... crescentic GN by Nick ... Mark MD @nickmmark ... differential #diagnosis #management