1885 results
HFNC compared to NIV
HFNC:
- Comfort - Higher comfort  Eating, drinking and speaking less impaired 
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application - Pulmonary ... effects - Increased ... WOB, Moderate increase ... pressure - Extra pulmonary
Diffuse consolidation
The most common cause of diffuse consolidation is pulmonary edema due to heart failure.
This is
consolidation is pulmonary ... The increased heart ... redistribution of pulmonary ... have non-cardiac pulmonary ... a superimposed pulmonay
Thiamine Deficiency - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Clinical Manifestations

Causes of Thiamine Deficiency:
 • Poor intake:
	- Diets
Malabsorption • Increased ... Deficiency leads to increased ... and lactate • Increased ... PVR and increase ... HF • Moderate pulmonary
Auto-PEEP 
What is Auto-PEEP?
 • Progressive air trapping & dynamic hyperinflation → ↑Palv at end expiration
Also, increased ... • Decrease airway ... bronchodilators) • Increase ... RR) • Decrease ... AutoPEEP #PEEP #pulmonary
Asthma
Chronic lung disease characterized by airway inflammation, airway and variable expiratory air flow obstruction
There are 2
spirometry: • Increase ... or more, or • Increase ... Asthma #diagnosis #pulmonary
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework

NCPE Pathophysiology:
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema occurs because of excessive pulmonary capillary
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary ... Noncardiogenic pulmonary ... because of excessive pulmonary ... Increased endothelin ... High altitude pulmonary
Causes of Pleural Effusion - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Exudative Effusion:
 - Pulmonary
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Effusion: - Pulmonary ... , SLE) • Pulmonary ... Effusion: - Increased ... • (Early) Pulmonary ... Algorithm #Causes #Pulmonary
Transposition of Great Arteries (TGA) on Chest XRay
 - Oval Shaped Cardiac Silhouette 
 - Narrow
Vascular Pedicle - Increased ... pulmonary vasculature
Causes of Polycythemia (Erythrocytosis) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Relative - Normal RBC Mass / Decreased Plasma Volume
Splenomegaly, Increased ... Saturation > 90%, Increased ... Cyanosis without Pulmonary ... Apnea • Chronic Pulmonary
Pulmonary Function Testing: Flow Volume Loop Patterns
 • Variable extra-thoracic obstruction - truncated or flattened inspiratory
Pulmonary Function ... expiratory flows and an increase ... FlowVolume #Loops #pulmonary