12 results
Management of patients with known or suspected malignant pleural effusion (MPE) - An Official ATS/STS/STR Clinical
Management of patients ... Official ATS/STS/STR Clinical ... goals of assessing lung ... and relief of dyspnea ... #Algorithm #Management
The BLUE-protocol decision tree - performed on dyspneic patients who will be admitted to the ICU

The
- performed on dyspneic ... with lung-rockets ... thickened, irregular pleural ... Hi-Res .mp4 version ... www.grepmed.com/images/11924/dyspnea-criticalcare-pulmonary-algorithm-pocus
Fibrinous septations in Malignant Pleural Effusion (MPE) - Lung POCUS
 • can be triggered by thoracenteses
Effusion (MPE) ... - Lung POCUS • ... prospective e/o dyspnea ... #Lung #POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound #pulmonary
Management of patients with known or suspected malignant pleural effusion (MPE) - An Official ATS/STS/STR Clinical
effusion (MPE) ... Official ATS/STS/STR Clinical ... goals of assessing lung ... #Algorithm #Effusion ... #Pleural #Pulmonary
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
Organizing Pneumonia - Clinical ... History: cough, dyspnea ... Rare: pleural effusions ... , pleural thickening ... ILD #diagnosis #management
Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension (CTEPH) and Pulmonary Thromboendarterectomy
Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
Definition: mean pulmonary-artery pressure > 25mmHg
Plexiform-lesion formation Clinical ... Exercise intolerance, dyspnea ... 6 months after PE ... Ventilation-perfusion lung ... Thromboendarterectomy #diagnosis #management
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
and Management ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... pain, hemoptysis, dyspnea ... residual lesion or is clear ... #Abscess #pulmonary
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
affecting the lungs ... characteristic features Clinical ... hemoptysis • Dyspnea ... organ system: • Pleura ... TB #Diagnosis #Management
Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation (NIPPV)

Expiratory & Inspiratory Positive Airway Pressure
Both increase intrathoracic pressure, which can decrease
in obstructive lung ... exacerbation (cardiogenic pulmonary ... increased WOB, dyspnea ... hair) • Risk Of Clinical ... #criticalcare #management
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
affecting the lungs ... characteristic features Clinical ... hemoptysis • Dyspnea ... organ system: • Pleura ... TB #Diagnosis #Management