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CAP, HCAP, HAP and VAP - Diagnosis and Treatment

HCAP & CAP – those presenting to the
CAP, HCAP, HAP and ... with pneumonia HAP ... the hospital or mechanical ... ventilation, respectively ... Pneumonia #Acquired #Community
Community Acquired Pneumonia - Severity and Prognosis
Criteria for Severe CAP - Severe CAP present in 1
Community Acquired ... - Severe CAP present ... failure requiring mechanical ... ventilation • ... #Community #Acquired
Proposed Respiratory Support Algorithm in COVID19

The ‘intubate early’ paradigm, where patients who “fail” low flow oxygen
Respiratory Support Algorithm ... intubated and mechanically ... ventilated, has ... disease and not the mechanical ... ventilation, most
Mechanical ventilation in obese patients according to the i-STAR Algorithm
Intubate
 • Anticipate difficult airway management and
Mechanical ventilation ... to the i-STAR Algorithm ... non-ARDS • Mechanical ... patients #iSTAR #Algorithm ... #Obesity #Mechanical
Community Acquired Pneumonia - Presenting Features
 • History in favor of CAP: Dyspnea, Cough, particularly if
Community Acquired ... History in favor of CAP ... failure requiring mechanical ... ventilation • ... #Community #Acquired
Basics of Waveform Capnography
Waveform capnography assesses ventilation by monitoring exhaled carbon dioxide
Can use measurement and morphology
capnography assesses ventilation ... Capnography measures ventilation ... zero WAVEFORM PATTERNS ... - Dead space has ... surface - Pattern
Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) - Diagnosis and Management

Pneumonia Signs/Symptoms:
 • Confusion/disorientation (LR + 1.9)
 • Cough
Community Acquired ... Newly required mechanical ... ventilation by ... or noninvasive ventilation ... treatment #Pulmonary #Community
Lobar atelectasis or lobar collaps is an important finding on a chest x-ray and has a
chest x-ray and has ... in patients on mechanical ... ventilation or ... Lobar #Collapse #Patterns