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CAP, HCAP, HAP and VAP - Diagnosis and Treatment

HCAP & CAP – those presenting to the
VAP - Diagnosis ... and Treatment ... the hospital or mechanical ... ventilation, respectively ... #Management #Treatment
Trends in invasive mechanical ventilation, hydroxychloroquine, remdesivir, and corticosteroids in the US from April to July
Trends in invasive mechanical ... ventilation, hydroxychloroquine ... #clinical #COVID19 ... #management #COVID ... infectiousdiseases #treatment
Myasthenia Gravis - Ptosis, Diplopia, Blurred Vision

Acute Myasthenic Crisis 
• Triggered by infection, medication 
• Respiratory
by infection, medication ... Respiratory failure • Mechanical ... ventilation ... Myasthenia #Gravis #Diagnosis
REBEL Review 98: Non-Invasive Positive Pressure Ventilation Management via Katrina D'Amore, MD


#FOAMed #COVID19 #COVID19FOAM #clinical #treatment
Positive Pressure Ventilation ... #FOAMed #COVID19 ... COVID19FOAM #clinical #treatment ... #NIPPV #CPAP #BPAP
Work Shifting - Mechanical Ventilation
Why the new term:
Synchrony issues, by definition, have to do with timing.
Work Shifting - Mechanical ... We can calculate ... patient is on CPAP ... #WorkShifting #Mechanical ... #diagnosis #criticalcare
General schema for respiratory support in patients with COVID-19
Low flow nasal cannula
 • Typically set at
patients with COVID ... • Titrate CPAP ... ideal) Invasive Mechanical ... Ventilation • ... respiratory #support #COVID19
Creatine Kinase - Causes of Elevated CK Levels
Acute CK Elevation (Pain > Weakness):
 • RHABDOMYOLYSIS
alcohol - Medications ... Illness: viral (COVID19 ... ICU, steroids, mechanical ... ventilation) • ... #differential #diagnosis
Adjuvant therapies in critical care: steroids to treat infectious diseases
 - Severe Community Acquired Pneumonia
pericarditis SCAP ... pneumonia, MV mechanical ... ventilation, ARDS ... Pharmacology #Management #Treatment ... #Indications
Eosinophilic Pneumonia
When to suspect Eosinophilic Pneumonia? Non-resolving pneumonia + BAL > 25% eosinophils + excluded more
excluded more common diagnoses ... 2/3 still need mechanical ... ventilation Chronic ... Eosinophilic Pneumonia (CEP ... ventilation Dr
Approach to Acid Base Disorders - Evaluation and Differential Diagnosis
1) Start with the Anion Gap (AG).
2)
and Differential Diagnosis ... PE, Decreased Mechanical ... Ventilation • ... PE, Increased Mechanical ... Ventilation