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Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
pneumonia • formerly BOOP ... 6th decades of life ... cough, dyspnea, fever ... #pulmonary #ILD ... #diagnosis #management
Severe Heart Failure & Cardiogenic Shock - Management Checklist 
Evaluation 
 - EKG & echocardiography
Cardiogenic Shock - Management ... and/or digoxin level ... 1 — Treat the lungs ... congestion (no B-lines ... #Checklist #CHF
Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation (NIPPV)

Expiratory & Inspiratory Positive Airway Pressure
Both increase intrathoracic pressure, which can decrease
in obstructive lung ... In CHF, decreases ... mortality BPAP - Bi-Level ... exacerbation (cardiogenic pulmonary ... #criticalcare #management
Heart Failure (HFrEF) Treatment - GDMT for stage C 

For patients with Heart Failure with REDUCED
edema then add on loop ... benefit in second-line ... /ambcarerx #CHF ... #HFrEF #Pharmacology ... #Management #Treatment
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 ... cuffing, Kerley B lines ... heartfailure #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology #pharmacology
Endocarditis checklist
Initial evaluation
 • Peripheral blood cultures (three sets at three different sites)
 • Additional culture
any indwelling line ... endocarditis w/ septic pulmonary ... • Persistent fever ... • Aggressive management ... - The Internet Book
Patients with CHD are exceptionally sensitive to the effects of bronchiolitis on their volume status
Four principles
blood flow to the lungs ... heart to improve pulmonary ... it most, even if ... #Management #Peds ... #Pediatrics #CHD
COPD Management Algorithm - GOLD 2019 guidelines 

Categorize into COPD GOLD A-D -> Initiate first-line therapy
COPD Management ... their dyspnea level ... GOLD2019 #Guidelines #Management ... #Pulmonary #Algorithm ... #pharmacology
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
or family - Ever ... murmur 3/6) - Pulmonary ... disease b) CHF ... unless prior heart/lung ... medical and surgical management
Blood Transfusion Reactions

Immune Mediated:
 • Febrile Non-Hemolytic Transfusion Reaction (FNHTR): Most common immune reaction to transfusion.
thrombocytopenia, may be life-threatening ... Related Acute Lung ... patients with CHF ... Citrate in RBCs binds ... Transfusion #diagnosis #management