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Pulmonary Function Tests (PFTs) - Interpretation Algorithm
 • Normal
 • Pulmonary Hypertension, Anemia, Carboxyhemoglobinemia
 • Chest
Pulmonary Function ... Tests (PFTs) - Interpretation ... Carboxyhemoglobinemia • Chest ... #FunctionTests ... #PFTs #Interpretation
Chest X-Ray Interpretation Checklist
Outline ALL bones
Check soft tissues
Assess heart borders
Is density, behind the heart the same
Chest X-Ray Interpretation ... Checklist Outline ... and morphology Gas ... #Checklist #radiology ... #diagnosis #pulmonary
Pulmonary Function Testing (PFT) Interpretation Algorithm

Restrictive Lung Disease:
 • Chest wall or neuromuscular disorders
 • Interstitial
Pulmonary Function ... Testing (PFT) Interpretation ... Lung Disease: • Chest ... MatthewHoMD #Pulmonary ... #Function #Testing
Assessment of Chest Tube Drains
Stepwise assessment of Chest Tube Function
TUBE POSITIONING
 • Look at the CXR:
Has it moved since ... much fluid output has ... large effusions as ... precipitate re-expansion pulmonary ... Diagnosis #Assessment #Pulmonary
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Disorders - Blood Gas ... Steps for Blood Gas ... - Vomiting, NG suction ... Classically” noted with pulmonary ... bloodgas #Acid #Base #Gas
Endocarditis checklist
Initial evaluation
 • Peripheral blood cultures (three sets at three different sites)
 • Additional culture
Endocarditis checklist ... TTE +/- TEE) • Chest ... endocarditis w/ septic pulmonary ... worsening valve function ... #Endocarditis #checklist
Cardiac Arrest - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

The probable cause is one or more of: something
As soon as ... Increase fresh gas ... consider passing suction ... CardiacArrest #Checklist ... Intraoperative #Checklist
Surgical Chest Tube for Unstable Pneumothorax or Hemothorax
PREPARE
 • Landmark: Anterior Axillary Line, 4th or 5th
Surgical Chest Tube ... Connect: Connect to suction ... chesttube #placement #checklist ... instructions #supplies #pulmonary
Increased Airway Pressure - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Using these steps from start to end should
Increase fresh gas ... Breathing • Check chest ... , 12-lead ECG, chest ... o Aspiration, pulmonary ... Intraoperative #Checklist
Berlin Criteria for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) 
- Respiratory symptoms must have begun within one
consistent with pulmonary ... be present on a chest ... lung collapse, or pulmonary ... must be present, as ... oxygen tension to fraction