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Eosinophilic Pneumonia
When to suspect Eosinophilic Pneumonia? Non-resolving pneumonia + BAL > 25% eosinophils + excluded more
Eosinophilic Pneumonia ... 2/3 still need mechanical ... ventilation Chronic ... Rarely requires mechanical ... ventilation Dr
CAP, HCAP, HAP and VAP - Diagnosis and Treatment

HCAP & CAP – those presenting to the
hospital with pneumonia ... that developed pneumonia ... the hospital or mechanical ... ventilation, respectively ... HCAP #HAP #VAP #Pneumonia
Adjuvant therapies in critical care: steroids to treat infectious diseases
 - Severe Community Acquired Pneumonia
Community Acquired Pneumonia ... community-acquired pneumonia ... , MV mechanical ... ventilation, ARDS ... Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia
Proposed Respiratory Support Algorithm in COVID19

The ‘intubate early’ paradigm, where patients who “fail” low flow oxygen
Respiratory Support Algorithm ... intubated and mechanically ... disease and not the mechanical ... ventilation, most ... hypoxia #failure #algorithm
Approach to Selecting Respiratory Support:
-The role of noninvasive respiratory support is generally to reduce the patient's
diagnosis (e.g. pneumonia ... CriticalCare #BiPAP #BiLevel ... #Noninvasive #Ventilation ... RespiratorySupport #Selection #Algorithm
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 - Severity and Prognosis
Criteria for Severe CAP - Severe CAP present in 1
Community Acquired Pneumonia ... failure requiring mechanical ... ventilation • ... fluids CURB-65 Pneumonia ... Community #Acquired #Pneumonia
Causes of Hypoxemia- Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Ventilation/perfusion Mismatch
 • Airway Disease (Asthma, COPD)
 • Vascular (PE*)
 •
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Ventilation/perfusion ... Malformation • Severe Pneumonia ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) - Diagnosis and Management

Pneumonia Signs/Symptoms:
 • Confusion/disorientation (LR + 1.9)
 • Cough
Community Acquired Pneumonia ... Management Pneumonia ... Newly required mechanical ... ventilation by ... or noninvasive ventilation
Weaning from the Ventilator - Algorithm
Setting up for extubation success
 • Decrease demand — correct metabolic
Weaning from the Ventilator ... - Algorithm Setting ... • Optimize mechanics ... nickmmark #Weaning #Ventilator ... #Algorithm #Extubation