Co-oximeter
Co-oximeter: a device that uses spectrophotometry to measure relative blood concentrations of oxyhemoglobin, carboxyhemoglobin, methemoglobin, and reduced haemoglobin
Category Respiratory
Cleaning Bronchoscope
Cleaning Bronchoscope. The technique described uses the Matrix biofilm remover as a detergent.
Influenza and Pregnancy
Influenza and Pregnancy: known high incidence of morbidity and mortality in mother and foetus in H1N1 infection and severe community acquired pneumonia; multidisciplinary team approach: O&G, NICU, anaesthetics, ICU; planned delivery of foetus (although the teams may have conflicting interests)
Pulmonary Toxicity of Chemotherapy
Pulmonary Toxicity of Chemotherapy
Nosocomial Pneumonia
Nosocomial or hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP) is defined as pneumonia that is not incubating at the time of admission to hospital and develops in a patient hospitalised for >48 hours.
Bronchiolitis
Goals: resuscitation severity and stability of disease assessment of possible differentials including cardiac disease, influenzae, pertussis stabilisation and possible transfer to neonatal/SCBU if required
Patient-Ventilator Dyssynchrony
OVERVIEWPatient-Ventilator Dyssynchrony occurs when the patient’s demands are not met by the ventilator, resulting from problems with: timing of inspiration adequate inspiratory flow for demand timing of the switch to expiration duration of inspiration VENTILATION STRATEGIES Total Ventilator-controlled Mechanical Support:…
Honeycomb lung DDx
Honeycomb lung differential diagnosis
Interstitial lung markings on CXR DDx
Increased interstitial markings seen on chest x-ray may also be referred to as a fine reticular pattern
Pulmonary fibrosis DDx
Causes of pulmonary fibrosis can be divided into those that affect the upper lobes and those predominantly affecting the lower lobes
Aspiration Pneumonitis
Aspiration pneumonitis, or Mendelson syndrome, is chemically induce inflammation of the lungs as a result of aspiration of gastric contents
Bronchiectasis
Bronchiectasis