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Hyperacute Hypoxemia - Workup and Management
Differential Diagnosis: Aspiration, Flash Pulmonary Edema, Mucous Plugging, Bronchospasm, Pulmonary Embolism,
Hypoxemia - Workup and ... Pneumothorax, Alveolar ... Exam, POCUS (B-lines ... Troponin), ABG, STAT CXR ... #treatment #criticalcare
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
: weight gain, lung ... HFrEF may lack lung ... Kerley B lines, alveolar ... → no signs of CXR ... heartfailure #diagnosis #management
Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation (NIPPV)

Expiratory & Inspiratory Positive Airway Pressure
Both increase intrathoracic pressure, which can decrease
can "recruit" alveoli ... in obstructive lung ... exacerbation (cardiogenic pulmonary ... #indications #criticalcare ... #management
Stage III - Alveolar edema
This stage is characterized by continued fluid leakage into the interstitium, which
position Obstructive lung ... The following signs ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #CHF #Alveolar ... #Pulmonary #Edema
Good example of 'shred sign' in a patient with fever, cough and shortness of breath. 

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This POCUS finding ... multifocal pneumonia on CXR ... pneumonia #clinical #photo ... #ultrasound #lung ... #pulmonary
Fluid Responsiveness and Fluid Tolerance Testing - OnePager Summary
Fluid resuscitation can be beneficial when required or
Pulmonary Artery ... precede other signs ... testing #diagnosis #criticalcare ... #comparison #challenges ... #management