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Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation (NIPPV)

Expiratory & Inspiratory Positive Airway Pressure
Both increase intrathoracic pressure, which can decrease
& lower airway collapse ... in obstructive lung ... exacerbation (cardiogenic pulmonary ... hair) • Risk Of Clinical ... #criticalcare #management
There is a hydropneumothorax.
Notice the air-fluid level (blue arrow).
The upper lobe is still attached to the
There is a lung ... LAM is a rare lung ... airways leading to pulmonary ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Pneumothorax
There is a hydropneumothorax.
Notice the air-fluid level.
The upper lobe is still attached to the chest wall
There is a lung ... LAM is a rare lung ... airways leading to pulmonary ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Pneumothorax
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
Organizing Pneumonia - Clinical ... - Imaging: • CXR ... - No specific lab ... #ILD #diagnosis ... #management
Incidental Finding of Oleothorax - A chest radiograph showed a dense opacity in the upper area
abnormality includes an old ... treatment for pulmonary ... pleural space to collapse ... #Clinical #PCC # ... Radiology #CXR #
Palpable Skin Crepitus on Physical Exam

Notice these air bubbles under the skin. An 86-year-old woman with
An 86-year-old woman ... neck (shown in video ... cardiovascular collapse ... #PhysicalExam #Clinical ... #Video
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
characteristic features Clinical ... : Hemoptysis, pneumothorax ... • Tuberculin skin ... and Culture • CXR ... TB #Diagnosis #Management
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
characteristic features Clinical ... : Hemoptysis, pneumothorax ... • Tuberculin skin ... and Culture • CXR ... TB #Diagnosis #Management
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
exam - Skin exam ... Change in clinical ... OSA • Continue CPAP ... unless prior heart/lung ... medical and surgical management
Bronchoalveolar Lavage (BAL) on Bronchoscopy 
BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE is a technique used in bronchoscopy for several diagnostic
when the airway collapses ... Diseases (ILDs) ... This is a video ... #Bronchoscopy #clinical ... #video #pulmonary