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Non-Invasive Positive Pressure Ventilation
Indications: 
 • COPD exacerbation (↓ intubation, ↓ mortality), Cardiogenic pulmonary edema (↓
mortality), Other causes ... of respiratory failure ... head/neck surgery Interfaces ... Spontaneous Time (a.k.a BiLevel ... nickmmark #NIVPPV #NonInvasive
Approach to Selecting Respiratory Support:
-The role of noninvasive respiratory support is generally to reduce the patient's
: -The role of noninvasive ... -The goal of noninvasive ... pneumonia vs. heart failure ... CriticalCare #BiPAP #BiLevel ... RespiratorySupport #Selection #Algorithm
Causes of Congenital Anomalies - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Malformation
 • Embryonic development failure or inadequacy (often multifactorial)
Deformation
Causes of Congenital ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Embryonic development failure ... normal tissue (e.g. ischemia ... #Causes #Peds #
CHF - Left-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Valvular Disease (Preserved Diastolic/Systolic Function)
 • Mitral Stenosis
Left-Sided Heart Failure ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Transient Myocardial Ischemia ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #causes
General schema for respiratory support in patients with COVID-19
Low flow nasal cannula
 • Typically set at
General schema for ... • (Helmet interface ... COVID19 #management #schema ... criticalcare #hypoxia #failure ... #algorithm
Causes of Altered Level of Consciousness GCS < 7 - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Brain Involvement - Hemispheric
Causes of Altered ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Liver/Renal Failure ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes
Pathologic / Fragility Fractures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Tumours
 - See Bone Lesions Scheme
Paget's Disease
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Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... See Bone Lesions Scheme ... Chronic Renal Failure ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Orthopedics #Causes
Approach to Possible Hypertensive Emergency

criteria required to diagnose hypertensive emergency
(1) Severe hypertension
 - Usually a MAP
mm is needed to cause ... - Myocardial ischemia ... type-II myocardial ischemia ... chronic renal failure ... Emergency #Diagnosis #Algorithm