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Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation (NIPPV)

Expiratory & Inspiratory Positive Airway Pressure
Both increase intrathoracic pressure, which can decrease
EPAP prevents upper ... CPAP - Continuous ... and mortality BPAP ... and IPAP. ... exacerbation (cardiogenic pulmonary
Acetaminophen Intoxication Algorithm

- Dr. Josh Farkas @PulmCrit

#Acetaminophen #Algorithm #Toxicology #Overdose #Algorithm #Management #APAP #Overdose #Tylenol
Algorithm #Toxicology #Overdose ... Algorithm #Management #APAP ... #Overdose #Tylenol
Acetaminophen toxicity
Emergency Department Workup and Management - Rumack Matthew Nomogram

#Diagnosis #Management #Toxicology #APAP #Acetaminophen #Rumack #Nomogram
Management #Toxicology #APAP ... Stages #Toxicity #Overdose
N-Acetyl Cysteine (NAC) Therapy Mechanism of Action: The non-toxic route of APAP metabolism gets saturated in
non-toxic route of APAP ... gets saturated in overdoses ... Toxicology #NAC #APAP
Heart Pressures - Reference Cheat Sheet
Formula Review Guide for Heart pressure American Society of Echocardiography
RAP) - Mean Pulmonary ... Artery Pressure (mPAP ... Ventricular Pressure - Pulmonary ... Pressure - Pulmonary
Pulmonary Artery Catheter Pressures
Normal: RA 0-8, RV 15-25/0-8, Mean PAP <25, PCWP 8-12, Cardiac Index 2.6-4.2
HFrEF,
Pulmonary Artery ... 15-25/0-8, Mean PAP ... decompensated Pulmonary ... @ucsdim #PA #Pulmonary
Acetaminophen metabolism and factors affecting toxicity. 
GSH = glutathione 

#Acetaminophen #APAP #metabolism #toxicity #Toxicology #Pathophysiology #Overdose
Acetaminophen #APAP ... Pathophysiology #Overdose
A Non-Invasive approach to Respiratory Failure
 • COPD and Ventilatory Failure → NiPPV with Bi-level Settings
Settings • CHF / Pulmonary ... Edema → NiPPV CPAP
Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Positive airway pressure therapy
   → Positive pharyngeal transmural pressure
improvement to PAP ... refractory to CPAP ... Treatment #management #pulmonary
Right Heart Catheterization - Pulmonary Artery Pressures and Calculations
PULMONARY VASCULAR RESISTANCE = (meanPAP-PCWP) / CO
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Catheterization - Pulmonary ... and Calculations PULMONARY ... • PH (mean PAP ... INDEX (PAPI) = (SPAP ... - dPAP) / RAP