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Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation (NIPPV)

Expiratory & Inspiratory Positive Airway Pressure
Both increase intrathoracic pressure, which can decrease
in obstructive lung ... exacerbation (cardiogenic pulmonary ... deformity (facial trauma ... Of Clinical Worsening ... #criticalcare #
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Acute Respiratory Distress ... : Clinical Cheat ... cause such as trauma ... Summary #CheatSheet #Diagnosis ... #Management #CriticalCare
Berlin Criteria for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) 
- Respiratory symptoms must have begun within one
week of a known clinical ... lobar collapse, lung ... Hg with PEEP or CPAP ... Definition #Criteria #Diagnosis ... #CriticalCare
In ARDS, we know that the lungs are so diffusely injured that the remaining total area
3-4 ml/kg, the risk ... to minimize the risk ... pathophysiology #diagnosis ... #foamed #criticalcare ... #respiratory #clinical
The Berlin Definition of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)

Chest imaging - Bilateral opacities—not fully explained by
effusions, lobar/lung ... hydrostatic edema if no risk ... Hg with PEEP or CPAP ... >= 5cm H2O #Diagnosis ... #CriticalCare #
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
murmur 3/6) - Pulmonary ... Change in clinical ... ACEi/ARBs - Hold ... unless prior heart/lung ... stratification #diagnosis