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Non-Invasive Positive Pressure Ventilation
Indications: 
 • COPD exacerbation (↓ intubation, ↓ mortality), Cardiogenic pulmonary edema (↓
of respiratory failure ... Extubation to NIPPV ... Spontaneous Time (a.k.a BiLevel ... MD @nickmmark #NIVPPV
A Non-Invasive approach to Respiratory Failure
 • COPD and Ventilatory Failure → NiPPV with Bi-level Settings
to Respiratory Failure ... and Ventilatory Failure ... → NiPPV with Bi-level ... Pulmonary Edema → NiPPV ... #Respiratory #Failure
Approach to Selecting Respiratory Support:
-The role of noninvasive respiratory support is generally to reduce the patient's
pneumonia vs. heart failure ... CriticalCare #BiPAP #BiLevel ... HFNC #HighFlow #NIPPV
Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation (NIPPV)

Expiratory & Inspiratory Positive Airway Pressure
Both increase intrathoracic pressure, which can decrease
Pressure Ventilation (NIPPV ... mortality, LOS NIPPV ... acute respiratory failure ... Chronic respiratory failure ... WOB, dyspnea NIPPV
Decompensated Heart Failure Classification
Wet (volume overloaded) vs Dry (euvolemic) and Cold (low cardiac output) vs Warm
Decompensated Heart Failure ... Classification ... #HeartFailure #Classification
In order to better classify heart failure, the American College of Cardiology Foundation and the American
classify heart failure ... risk factors as a classification ... of the ACC/AHA Classification ... now the ACC/AHA classification ... how these two classification
COVID-19 Hypoxia Management

Indication for endotracheal intubation?
Tolerating supplemental oxygen?
Consider HFNC
Not tolerating HFNC or HFNC is not available?
Consider
CONSIDER: a trial of NIPPV ... criticalcare #hypoxia #failure
Myocardial Injury Classification
Chronic myocardial injury: Chronic heart failure, Cardiomyopathy, Hypertension, CKD/ESRD
Acute nonischemic myocardial injury:
 - Primary
Myocardial Injury Classification ... Chronic heart failure ... cardiomyopathy, Acute heart failure ... infarction: Respiratory failure ... Myocardial #Injury #Classification
Figure 1. The most common classification systems of thoracic aortic dissection: Stanford and DeBakey.

#Diagnosis #Aortic #Dissection
Figure 1. ... The most common classification ... Dissection #Aorta #Classification
Lactic Acidosis Classification - Type A vs Type B
Type A Lactic Acidosis: Sepsis, Ischemic bowel, Hemorrhagic
Lactic Acidosis Classification ... D-lactate), Renal failure ... Lactic #Acidosis #Classification