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Atrial Fibrillation Overview

Symptoms:
Palpitations, light-headedness, dizziness, dyspnea, exercise intolerance, chest pain, near-syncope, syncope.

1. Why?
Cardiac:
• Valvular heart disease
•
Atrial Fibrillation ... Palpitations, light-headedness ... Noncardiac: • Pulmonary ... Rate Control • ... Fibrillation #Cardiology #Management
Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 • Accumulation
crackles in the right ... evidence of left atrial ... Edema: • Pathophysiology ... rate, decreased ... • Pathophysiology
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

Symptoms:
• Palpitations, light-headedness, dizziness, dyspnea, exercise intolerance, chest pain, near-syncope, syncope.

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
Atrial Fibrillation ... Palpitations, light-headedness ... Noncardiac: • Pulmonary ... block or WPW Rate ... AFib #diagnosis #management
Massive Hemoptysis - Diagnosis and Management
 • Definitions: 
   - Hemoptysis = bleeding from
Diagnosis and Management ... Pseudo-hemoptysis = upper respiratory ... 100-1000ml) or rate ... treatment #workup #pulmonary ... #criticalcare
Graphic representation of transthoracic echocardiographic parameters in the assessment of right ventricular pressure overload. A′ = peak late
A′ = peak late diastolic ... (during atrial ... atrium; RiHTh = ... with diminished inspiratory ... acceleration time of pulmonary
Nasal Oxygen Delivery Devices
Nasal cannula can be used to deliver supplemental O2. Conventional nasal cannula are
In hypoxemic respiratory ... associated with a lower rate ... • Patients in respiratory ... Delivery #Devices #management ... #pulmonary #criticalcare
Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension (CTEPH) and Pulmonary Thromboendarterectomy
Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
Definition: mean pulmonary-artery pressure > 25mmHg
embolism Pathophysiology ... • Decreasing right ... thromboembolic material ... antagonist • BENEFiT Trial ... Thromboendarterectomy #diagnosis #management
Auto-PEEP 
What is Auto-PEEP?
 • Progressive air trapping & dynamic hyperinflation → ↑Palv at end expiration
Commonly due to expiratory ... time (Tflow rate ... AutoPEEP #PEEP #pulmonary ... #diagnosis #management ... #criticalcare #
General schema for respiratory support in patients with COVID-19
Low flow nasal cannula
 • Typically set at
General schema for respiratory ... Iimitation in the flow rate ... severe hypoxemia might ... support #COVID19 #management ... #schema #criticalcare
ExtraCorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) Fundamentals
Definitions:
 • ExtraCorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) provides prolonged pulmonary and/or circulatory support
provides prolonged pulmonary ... the Venous side (right ... atrium), providing ... hypoxemia/mixed respiratorv ... Oxygenation #diagnosis #management