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Important Respiratory Distress Pearls

#diagnosis #respiratory #distress #NRDS #RDS #TTN #MAS #neonatal #pediatric #adult #respiratory #adverse #effects
NRDS #RDS #TTN #MAS ... neonatal #pediatric #adult ... #effects #pulmonary ... #ventilation #algorithm ... #causes
Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
DECREASED INSPIRED OXYGEN
 • Low PATM Can decrease first part
Failure - Differential ... part of alveolar gas ... part of alveolar gas ... failure • There ... lungs • Ideal gas
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Acute or chronic ... Compensation, Acute ... /Chronic renal failure ... Classically” noted with pulmonary ... MDaniyalHashmi1 #AcidBase
Hypophosphatemia and Hypoxia - Pathophysiology

↓ Phosphate leads to ↓ red cell 2,3-DPG and a  reduction
diaphragm during acute ... respiratory failure ... Phosphate is a cause ... weaning from the ventilator ... pathophysiology #pulmonary
Neurally adjusted ventilatory assist as an alternative to pressure support ventilation in adults - This randomised
ventilatory assist as ... pressure support ventilation ... in adults - This ... recovering from acute ... respiratory failure
Selected causes of acute respiratory failure in adults. 
 - Airway disorders 
 - Pulmonary edema
Selected causes ... of acute respiratory ... failure in adults ... production #Acute ... #Respiratory #Failure
Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 • Accumulation
Uncommon Causes ... blood-gas barrier ... of acute respiratory ... failure or ARDS ... Embolism: • Acute
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Acute Respiratory ... leading to increased pulmonary ... overload with heart failure ... there is no clear cause ... such as trauma
Differential Diagnosis of Respiratory Acid-Base Disorders
Alkalosis
A. Central nervous system stimulation: Pain, Anxiety, psychosis, Fever, Cerebrovascular accident,
altitude, Pneumonia, pulmonary ... , Pulmonary embolism ... Pneumoconiosis, Bronchitis, Adult ... #acidbase #acidosis ... differential #diagnosis #causes
Abnormalities in Rate and Rhythm of Breathing 
Normal 
The respiratory rate is about 14—20 per min
min in normal adults ... shallow breathing has ... deep breathing has ... heart failure, ... Breathing #Patterns #Pulmonary