Multiprofessional Critical Care Review: Adult 2024 (MCCRCA24ON)-Board Questions: Respiratory Disease, Mechanical Ventilation, and Noninvasive Support

Board Questions: Respiratory Disease, Mechanical Ventilation, and Noninvasive Support

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The transcript details a medical panel discussion and audience interactive session featuring healthcare professionals from Northwestern and Rush University. The session starts with introductions: Dr. Kalila Gates, a pulmonary critical care specialist, and Dr. Sarah Kacoma, an anesthesia critical care specialist, among others. They address several case-based questions relevant to clinical management in critical care settings.<br /><br />First, they discuss scenarios for using non-invasive ventilation post-extubation, emphasizing COPD management. They then tackle a case involving a suspected pulmonary embolism (PE) after a transatlantic flight, with a focus on initiating anticoagulation therapy promptly.<br /><br />Subsequent discussions cover a patient intubated for respiratory failure due to COPD, identifying auto-PEEP as the cause of elevated airway pressures and explaining ventilator management strategies. Another case involves managing empyema post-thoracostomy using intrapleural DNase and tPA to improve pleural fluid drainage.<br /><br />They also explore a case of PE leading to cardiac arrest, advocating for administering Tenecteplase and using VA ECMO for hemodynamic support. Other cases include ARDS in a cancer patient, promoting proning for mortality reduction, and a cervical cancer patient with septic shock, recommending high-flow nasal oxygen.<br /><br />The final discussions focus on identifying and appropriately managing difficult airways in ICU settings, highlighting the use of awake fiber-optic assisted intubation for patients with anatomical complications.

Keywords

critical care

non-invasive ventilation

pulmonary embolism

auto-PEEP

empyema

ARDS

difficult airways

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