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Non-Invasive Positive Pressure Ventilation
Indications: 
 • COPD exacerbation (↓ intubation, ↓ mortality), Cardiogenic pulmonary edema (↓
), Cardiogenic pulmonary ... Inability to protect airway ... Continuous positive airway ... #Ventilation #diagnosis ... #indications #pulmonary
Difficult Airway Assessment - LEMON Mnemonic

 - Look Externally
 - Evaluate
 - Mallampati
 - Obstruction or
Difficult Airway ... or Obesity - Neck ... Mobility #Diagnosis ... CriticalCare #Difficult #Airway
Anatomical Differences Between Pediatric and Adult Airways 
Pediatric airway is... 
• Proportionally smaller larynx 
• Narrowest
Pediatric and Adult Airways ... Pediatric airway ... proportionally larger • Neck ... Pediatric #Adult #Airway ... CriticalCare #Intubation #Diagnosis
Here’s a bronchoscopy of a healthy airway...

Taher Valika MD @chicagoairwaydoc

#Bronchoscopy #Anatomy #clinical #video #pulmonary #Airway
bronchoscopy of a healthy airway ... Anatomy #clinical #video ... #pulmonary #Airway
Foreign Body (Lentil) extraction from the airway via Bronchoscopy

The video shows the endoscopic extraction of a
extraction from the airway ... Bronchoscopy The video ... Lentil #extraction #airway ... Bronchoscopy #clinical #video ... #pulmonary
Hemoptysis Differential Diagnosis Framework
Cardiovascular: Pulmonary embolism, Heart failure, Vasculitis, Valvular disease, Arteriovenous malformation
Pulmonary - Airway: Bronchitis,
Hemoptysis Differential Diagnosis ... Cardiovascular: Pulmonary ... - Airway: Bronchitis ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #algorithm #pulmonary
Causes of Acute Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular
 • Myocardial Infarction*
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • CHF
Pleural
- Differential Diagnosis ... Vascular • Pulmonary ... Embolism* Lower Airway ... AECOPD Upper Airway ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Positive airway pressure therapy
   → Positive pharyngeal transmural pressure
Apnea Positive airway ... Stabilizes upper airway ... lesion of upper airway ... drug-induced sleep endoscopy ... Treatment #management #pulmonary
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework

NCPE Pathophysiology:
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema occurs because of excessive pulmonary capillary
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary ... - Differential Diagnosis ... balance • Flat neck ... HTN • Airway ... #differential #diagnosis
Acute Hypoxemia - Differential Diagnosis
 • Hyperacute: Aspiration, Flash Pulmonary Edema, Mucous Plugging, Bronchospasm, Pulmonary Embolism,
- Differential Diagnosis ... Aspiration, Flash Pulmonary ... Bronchospasm, Pulmonary ... pHTN, Shock • Airway ... #Differential #Diagnosis