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Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
• Diffuse Lung ... • Acute Respiratory ... • Chronic Lung ... Veno-Occlusive Disease #RHF ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology
Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
DECREASED INSPIRED OXYGEN
 • Low PATM Can decrease first part
than VIQ mismatch and ... : Interstitial lung ... perfusion (Q) and ... ventilation (V) in the lungs ... bypassing the lungs
Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation (NIPPV)

Expiratory & Inspiratory Positive Airway Pressure
Both increase intrathoracic pressure, which can decrease
in obstructive lung ... In CHF, decreases ... exacerbation (cardiogenic pulmonary ... patients (ie., CHF ... #criticalcare #management
A Non-Invasive approach to Respiratory Failure
 • COPD and Ventilatory Failure → NiPPV with Bi-level Settings
Non-Invasive approach to Respiratory ... Failure • COPD and ... Bi-level Settings • CHF ... / Pulmonary Edema ... #Failure #management
Tachypnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Definitions
 • Tachypnea: Respiratory rate > 20/min, shallow breathing in adults
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• Tachypnea: Respiratory ... • Hyperpnea: Respiratory ... deep breathing Pulmonary ... Pneumonia • CHF ... Hypovolemic shock (blood and
Stage I - Redistribution
In a normal chest film with the patient standing erect, the pulmonary vessels
causes distension ... the lung bases ... during a period of CHF ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Cephalization
Paradoxical Respirations in Diaphragmatic Paralysis

Note the paradoxical movement of the abdomen during inspiration. The accessory inspiratory
This change causes ... cephalic direction and ... Diaphragm #Clinical #Video ... #PhysicalExam #Pulmonary ... #Respiratory
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Acute Respiratory ... , inflammatory lung ... leading to increased pulmonary ... permeability, lung ... consistent with pulmonary
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
Pulmonary Pathology ... and Associated ... point (hard to ... pleura in severe cases ... severity Acute Respiratory
Effect of Lung Recruitment and Titrated Positive End-Expiratory Pressure (PEEP) vs Low PEEP on Mortality in
Effect of Lung Recruitment ... End-Expiratory ... Patients With Acute Respiratory ... increased 28-day all-cause ... Postoperative #Pulmonary