Narrative Reviews


Respiratory

Currently Under Construction


Conditions


Respiratory Failure


Type

  • Hypoxaemic
  • Hypercapnoeic
  • Mixed

Aetiology

  • Post-Operative
  • Neuromuscular
  • Atelectasis

Lung Injury

  • ARDS
  • Ventilator-Induced
  • Transfusion-Related
  • Aspiration
  • Smoke-Induced
  • Post Perfusion Lung Syndrome

Pulmonary Oedema

  • Pulmonary Oedema
  • Neurogenic
  • Negative Pressure
  • Drowning
  • Extravascular Lung Water


Parenchyma


Pneumonia - Pathogen

Pneumonia - Setting

Vascular

  • Pulmonary Embolism
  • Pulmonary Hypertension
  • Vasculitis
  • Haemoptysis
  • Diffuse Alveolar Haemorrhage

Interstitial

  • Interstitial Lung Disease
  • Lung Fibrosis

Miscellaneous

  • Lung Abscess
  • Eosinophilic Pneumonia

Non-Parenchyma


Bronchi

  • Asthma
  • COPD
  • Bronchiolitis Obliterans Organising Pneumonia
  • Cystic Fibrosis
  • Bronchiolar Disorders
  • Bronchial Trauma
  • Broncho-Pleural Fistula
  • Bronchospasm

Diaphragm

  • Ventilator-Induced Diaphragmatic Dysfunction
  • Ruptured Diaphragm
  • Phrenic Nerve Injury

Pleura

Neuromuscular

  • Neuromuscular Respiratory Failure

Chest Wall

  • Chest Trauma
  • Rib Fractures



Investigations & Monitoring


General


Bedside Monitoring

  • Ventilatory Waveforms
  • Pulse Oximetry
  • End-Tidal CO2
  • Arterial Blood Gas

Imaging

Bronchoscopy

Surgery

  • Lung Biopsy


Therapies


Gases  |  Drugs  |  Devices  |  Miscellaneous

Therapies


Gases

  • Oxygen
  • Nitric Oxide
  • Helium

Drugs

  • Bronchodilators
  • Mucolytics
  • Corticosteroids
  • Neuromuscular Blockers

Devices

Miscellaneous

  • Chest Drain
  • Proning
  • Chest Weights
  • Fluid Balance
  • Nebulisation
  • Oxygen Cannulae & Masks

General


Bronchoscopy

Pleural Procedures

  • Pleural Tap
  • Chest Drain

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