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Important Respiratory Distress Pearls

#diagnosis #respiratory #distress #NRDS #RDS #TTN #MAS #neonatal #pediatric #adult #respiratory #adverse #effects
Important Respiratory ... 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 ... diffusion defects) VENTILATION ... failure • There ... perfusion (Q) and ventilation ... #Failure #hypoxia
Non-Invasive Positive Pressure Ventilation
Indications: 
 • COPD exacerbation (↓ intubation, ↓ mortality), Cardiogenic pulmonary edema (↓
Positive Pressure Ventilation ... ), Cardiogenic pulmonary ... mortality), Other causes ... of respiratory ... failure, DNI status
Hypophosphatemia and Hypoxia - Pathophysiology

↓ Phosphate leads to ↓ red cell 2,3-DPG and a  reduction
failure. ... Phosphate is a cause ... weaning from the ventilator ... Weaning from the ventilator ... pathophysiology #pulmonary
Selected causes of acute respiratory failure in adults. 
 - Airway disorders 
 - Pulmonary edema
Selected causes ... of acute respiratory ... failure in adults ... #Failure #Differential ... #Causes #Pulmonary
Abnormalities in Rate and Rhythm of Breathing 
Normal 
The respiratory rate is about 14—20 per min
Breathing Normal The respiratory ... min in normal adults ... heart failure, ... include respiratory ... Breathing #Patterns #Pulmonary
Differential Diagnosis of Respiratory Acid-Base Disorders
Alkalosis
A. Central nervous system stimulation: Pain, Anxiety, psychosis, Fever, Cerebrovascular accident,
altitude, Pneumonia, pulmonary ... chest, Cardiac failure ... , Pulmonary embolism ... Pneumoconiosis, Bronchitis, Adult ... differential #diagnosis #causes
Bibasilar Atelectasis secondary to massive ascites

Finally, large volumes of intra-abdominal fluid can lead to elevated hemi-diaphragms-->bibasilar
under-recognized cause ... of ongoing respiratory ... failure in the ... ascites #collapse #pulmonary ... lung #clinical #pocus
Beyond the classic trauma patient during your E-Fast Exam, who else does the Sono-Pros scan?
- Primary
a tall, young adult ... forget iatrogenic causes ... and mechanical ventilation ... #pneumothorax #POCUS ... #pulmonary #lung
Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Return (TAPVR)

Here's the bedside Echo of an 8-week-old boy who presented to
Total Anomalous Pulmonary ... acute cyanosis and respiratory ... failure. ... (This causes ↑ strain ... Venous #Return #POCUS