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Boyle's law: volume of gas is inversely proportionate to its pressure. · Therefore, BOYLE: Breathe (as you ascend) Or Your Lung Explodes · Breathe as you ascend after scuba diving, since the pressure decreases on surfacing, so the gas volume in lungs increases.  Show Details / Rate It ---Mohamed Azim, MD Assistant lecturer, Pediatric surgery, Alexandria University, Egypt |
| Endotracheal tube: troubleshooting |
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DOPEY: Displaced: esophagus, right mainstem, back of throat, etc Obstructed: secretions, blood, mucus plug, kink, etc Pneumothorax Equipment: malfunctions, O2, ETT, BVM, ventilator, monitor You: your approach, technique: missing something? Show Details / Rate It ---Brenda L. Snyder, RN, CEN, PHRN George Washington University Hospital, Washington, D.C. |
| ARDS: diagnostic criteria |
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ARDS: Acute onset Ratio (PaO2/FiO2) less than 200 Diffuse infiltration Swan-Ganz Wedge pressure less than 19 mmHg Show Details / Rate It ---Fahed Al-Daour |
| ARDS: full differential |
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CARDS? HOPE ITS NOT ARDS: CNS disorders Aspiration (gastric) Radiation Drugs (heroin, morphine, barbiturates, etc) Smoke, toxic gas inhalation Hypotension, shock Oxygen toxicity Pancreatitis Emboli Infection, sepsis Transfusion reaction Surgery (esp. cardiac) Near drowning Obstetrical emergencies (eg eclampsia, HELLP) Thermal injuries/ burns Altitude sickness Renal failure DIC SLE Show Details / Rate It ---Fahed Al-Daour |
| Pneumothorax: causes |
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SIT, 3 A's, 3 C's: Spontaneous (often tall thin men) Iatrogenic Trauma Asthma Alveolitis AIDS COPD Carcinoma Cystic fibrosis Show Details / Rate It ---Jamal Khan Birmingham University Medical Student |
| Shortness of breath: short differential |
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AAAA PPPP: Airway obstruction Angina Anxiety Asthma Pneumonia Pneumothorax Pulmonary Edema Pulmonary Embolus Show Details / Rate It ---Anonymous Contributor |
| Dyspnea: differential |
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3A's: Three Airways: Airway obstruction, Anaphylaxis, Asthma 3P's: Three Pulmonary's: Pneumothorax, PE, Pulmonary edema 3C's: Three Cardiacs: Cardiogenic pulmonary edema, Cardiac ischemia, Cardiac tamponade 3M's: Three Metabolics: (DOC) DKA, Organophosphates, Carbon monoxide poisoning Show Details / Rate It ---Joseph Rogers, MD Duke University |
| Pneumonia: hospitalisation criteria |
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ABCD: Age greater than 60 Blood urea greater than 7 mmol/l Confusion Diastolic BP less than 60 mmHg ·Hospitalise the pneumonia patient if 2 or more of these criteria are met. Show Details / Rate It ---Fahed Al-Daour Medical Student |
| Asthma acute attack: 5 life threatening signs |
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SHOCK: Silent chest Hypotension One third of best/predicted PFR Cyanosis Konfusion Show Details / Rate It ---Anonymous Contributor |
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