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Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation (NIPPV)

Expiratory & Inspiratory Positive Airway Pressure
Both increase intrathoracic pressure, which can decrease
in obstructive lung ... exacerbation (often w/ acute ... COPD) • Other acute ... respiratory failure ... #criticalcare #management
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Acute Respiratory ... Cheat Sheet An acute ... , inflammatory lung ... permeability, lung ... with decreased lung
Weaning from the Ventilator - Algorithm
Setting up for extubation success
 • Decrease demand — correct metabolic
steroids & NMB • Respiratory ... lasting pain meds ... Diuresis — Dry lungs ... are happy lungs ... #CriticalCare #Management
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
and Associated Lung ... the severity Acute ... Respiratory Distress ... submassive PE) POCUS ... #POCUS #ultrasound
Atrioventricular Septal Defect
aka AV canal defect aka endocardial cushion defect
 • Epidemiology and Associations
 • Embryology
Post-Operative ICU Management ... • Long Term Follow ... cushion #diagnosis #management ... #peds #pediatrics ... #cardiology
Whistling Cough- A 4-year-old boy presented to the otorhinolaryngology outpatient clinic with a 2-day history of
and lower left lung ... lodged in the lung ... NEJM #clinical #radiology ... #chest #xray #peds ... #respiratory
Algorithm for Management of Acute Exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD)

Obtain workup for alternate diagnoses and relevant comorbidities:
Algorithm for Management ... of Acute Exacerbation ... ventilated • CXR, Lung ... 2 (or complete respiratory ... AECOPD #Algorithm #Management
Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
• Diffuse Lung ... Disease • Acute ... Respiratory Distress ... • Chronic Lung ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology
Acute Atrial Fibrillation - Initial Options for Rate Control
Diltiazem IV
 •  Rapid onset and rapidly
Acute Atrial Fibrillation ... (IV) • Best acute ... #pharmacology #management ... #cardiology #AFib ... #Acute
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework

NCPE Pathophysiology:
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema occurs because of excessive pulmonary capillary
• A lack of acute ... Etiology: • Acute ... respiratory distress ... lung injury (TRALI ... differential #diagnosis #cardiology