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Key sign of resp failure - Tachypnea
Loss of cough Gaga

Ams



3 types of respiratory failure - Hypoxemic- ARDS pneumonia CHF interstitial lung disease

Room air PaO2 <=60, Abnormal PaO2/FiO2 Ratio

CXR- infiltrates


Hypercapnic- TBI, sedative drugs, neuro mask disease- MG GB, sleep apnea, metabolic disease

PaCO2 >=50 with ph <7.6

CXR- clear lung fields with hyperinflation



Mixed- COPD and CHF



VQ mixmatch - ventilation of alveoli is less than perfusion of capillary bed --> decreased O2
perfusion

COPD, Pulmonary Embolism, atelectasis

normal- ventilation and perfusion are matched


shunt- O2 ventilation to alveoli is blocked whereas perfusion continues, CHF atelectasis



dead space- O2 ventilation to alveoli continues whereas capillary bed cannot exchange gases,
Pulm emboli and high airway pressures

, Hypercapnia - Increased dead space

- hypovolemia, low CO, high airway pressure, hypovolemia


Pharm Resp Adjuncts for resp failure - Inhaled B2 agonist- metered dose inhaler, nebulzer

Inhaled ipratropium- metered dose inhaler neb

corticosteroids

abx



I: E time - Increase TV = increase I time

Insp flow late - increase rate = decrease in I time


auto peep - exp pause.. should be same as peep

breath stacking

flow graph breath stacking

Examples: increase airway resistance- asthma COPD

conseq: intrathor pressure increases -> decrease venous return --> hypotension impaired -->
worsening O2

To fix: increase exp time --> reduce RR, decrease TV, increase gas flow



CxR - Lesion in bronchus intermediate shift towards white out
Left lung collapse- mediastinal heart shift, partial white out, bronchus cut off- tumor or mucous
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deep sulcus sign - pneumothorax



DIC - bleeding/thrombus
cryo, platelets and FFP
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