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Non-Invasive Positive Pressure Ventilation
Indications: 
 • COPD exacerbation (↓ intubation, ↓ mortality), Cardiogenic pulmonary edema (↓
mortality), Other causes ... of respiratory failure ... Extubation to NIPPV ... Spontaneous Time (a.k.a BiLevel ... MD @nickmmark #NIVPPV
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 ... RespiratorySupport #Selection #Algorithm
Causes of Anemia by Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Low Mean Corpuscular Volume (<80
Causes of Anemia ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Hemolysis • Marrow Failure ... #Anemia #MCV #Classification ... #Causes #Hematology
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 ... #algorithm #survivingsepsis
Hemolysis Classification - Intrinsic and Extrinsic Causes

Commentary: Another way to think of immune hemolysis would be
Hemolysis Classification ... and Extrinsic Causes ... autoimmune (most of the causes ... #Hemolysis #Classification ... #Algorithm
Acute Kidney Injury - Classification
Prerenal:
 • Dehydration
 • Heart failure (a.k.a. cardiorenal syndrome)
 • Liver failure
Kidney Injury - Classification ... Dehydration • Heart failure ... syndrome) • Liver failure ... tubular necrosis (causes ... Kidney #Injury #Classification
In order to better classify heart failure, the American College of Cardiology Foundation and the American
risk factors as a classification ... of the ACC/AHA Classification ... now the ACC/AHA classification ... how these two classification ... #Stages #Classes
Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
ADH Independent:
 • Tea and Toast Syndrome, Beer Potomania - Low solute
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Renal Failure ... , liver failure, ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #causes #nephrology
Traditionally, congestive heart failure has been classified according to severity of symptoms, first formulated by the
congestive heart failure ... end-stage heart failure ... flare ups that cause ... HeartFailure #Staging #Classification ... #Stages #Classes
Causes of Failure to Thrive - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Adequate Calorie Consumption
 - Increased Losses:
Causes of Failure ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... - Failure to ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #Peds #