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Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Bronchiectasis - ... • Bronchiectasis ... Chronic inflammation causes ... Most Common Causes ... function tests:
Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 • Dysrhythmia
 • Ischemia
 • Cardiomyopathy
 • Valvular disease
Causes of Dyspnea ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... syndrome • Shunt Airway ... • Asthma • Bronchiectasis ... #Causes
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
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Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Tachyarrhythmia Airway ... Asthma • COPD • Bronchiectasis ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
of a difficult airway ... Assess functional ... Performance thorough ... Functional status ... event, follow ACC algorithm
Approach to Tracheostomy Emergencies - OnePager Summary
COMPONENTS OF A TRACHEOSTOMY TUBE:
 • Obturator - inserted into
prevents speech & eating ... Attempt to pass suction ... Attempt to pass suction ... This can cause life-threatening ... differential #management #pulmonary
Hypophosphatemia and Hypoxia - Pathophysiology

↓ Phosphate leads to ↓ red cell 2,3-DPG and a  reduction
Rapoport-Leubering pathway away ... impacts respiratory function ... Phosphate is a cause ... renal phosphorus wasting ... pathophysiology #pulmonary