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CPAP Troubleshooting Tips
1. Wrong size/style mask → try a different mask, nasal pillows
2. Trouble getting used
it → wear for short ... irritation, pressure sores ... → adjust straps ... Troubleshooting #Tips #management ... #problems #pulmonary
Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypovolemic - Give volume
Hypervolemic (Edematous) - Look for and treat underlying cause
Hyponatremia - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Stress, Nausea, ... Pulmonary Diseases ... #diagnosis #nephrology
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 - MAP <65. SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
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Shock - Differential ... 1.5 High CO / Low ... • Obstructive: Pulmonary ... #criticalcare #algorithm ... #treatment #management
Mask Oxygen Delivery Devices

Simple Mask aka Hudson's Mask:
 • Flow 6-10 LPM
 • FiO2 35-50%
Face Tent:
: • Flow 6-10 ... rate: • Flow ... the exhalation ports ... Delivery #Devices #management ... #pulmonary #criticalcare
Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis (RPGN)
RPGN has three primary pathophysiologic causes differentiated by immunofluorescence

Immune Complex Mediated (granular staining):
staining): • Low ... Complement: Post-strep ... With associated pulmonary ... Glomerulonephritis #Vasculitis #differential ... #diagnosis #algorithm
HFNC compared to NIV
HFNC:
- Comfort - Higher comfort  Eating, drinking and speaking less impaired 
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likely avoided, Flow-dependent ... application - Pulmonary ... pressure - Extra pulmonary ... Skin breakdown/ sores ... #comparison #management
There are similarities and differences between these 3 conditions which all carry treatment implications. Each mimic
breakdown of glycogen stores ... with circulating stress ... both conditions, low ... #diagnosis #differential ... #algorithm #management
Nicotine Replacement Therapy - Dosing Schedules 

Here's an easy way to remember dosing for Nicotine Replacement
Just ask the patient ... how much they smoke ... one of my older posts ... Replacement #Therapy #Management ... #Algorithm #Patch
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
murmur 3/6) - Pulmonary ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... Orthopedic • Low ... days before Pulmonary ... medical and surgical management
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Interpretation Steps ... Differentials? ... D D-lactate (short ... Classically” noted with pulmonary ... Diagnosis #Summary #Nephrology