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Important Respiratory Distress Pearls

#diagnosis #respiratory #distress #NRDS #RDS #TTN #MAS #neonatal #pediatric #adult #respiratory #adverse #effects
Important Respiratory ... Distress Pearls #diagnosis ... #respiratory #distress ... pediatric #adult #respiratory ... effects #pulmonary #ventilation
Myasthenia Gravis - Ptosis, Diplopia, Blurred Vision

Acute Myasthenic Crisis 
• Triggered by infection, medication 
• Respiratory
medication • Respiratory ... • Mechanical ventilation ... Myasthenia #Gravis #Diagnosis
Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
DECREASED INSPIRED OXYGEN
 • Low PATM Can decrease first part
- Differential Diagnosis ... diffusion defects) VENTILATION ... perfusion (Q) and ventilation ... matching adequate ventilation ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Approach to Selecting Respiratory Support:
-The role of noninvasive respiratory support is generally to reduce the patient's
Approach to Selecting Respiratory ... of noninvasive respiratory ... of noninvasive respiratory ... the patient's diagnosis ... #Noninvasive #Ventilation
Non-Invasive Positive Pressure Ventilation
Indications: 
 • COPD exacerbation (↓ intubation, ↓ mortality), Cardiogenic pulmonary edema (↓
Positive Pressure Ventilation ... Other causes of respiratory ... Positive #Pressure #Ventilation ... #diagnosis #management
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
extremity, facial, respiratory ... patients) • Respiratory ... Guillain-Barre Diagnosis ... • Mechanical ventilation ... Barre #Syndrome #diagnosis
COVID-19 Phenotypes - Implications for Respiratory Support Management

L Phenotype
 - Low Elastcnce (High Compliance)
 - Low
Implications for Respiratory ... Compliance) - Low Ventilation ... Phenotypes #Variations #Diagnosis
Approach to Acid Base Disorders - Evaluation and Differential Diagnosis
1) Start with the Anion Gap (AG).
2)
and Differential Diagnosis ... retention • Respiratory ... Decreased Mechanical Ventilation ... • Respiratory ... Increased Mechanical Ventilation
Algorithm for Management of Acute Exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD)

Obtain workup for alternate diagnoses and relevant comorbidities:
for alternate diagnoses ... or mechanically ventilated ... 2 (or complete respiratory ... deficiency for newly diagnosed
Initial assessment and management of coma in pediatric population.

Airway - is it secure? 
Breathing — is
Breathing — is respiratory ... Intubate and ventilate ... #CriticalCare #Diagnosis