Emergencies: Pathology of the Airway and Parenchyma

Emergencies: Pathology of the Airway and Parenchyma — Expert Level Reference

How it begins

Un compendio exhaustivo y de nivel de subespecialidad médica sobre la evaluación crítica, la fisiopatología molecular, el tratamiento escalonado en urgencias y el manejo ventilatorio de las patologías agudas del aparato respiratorio.

What it covers

1. Pathophysiology of acute respiratory failure and ventilatory mechanics
2. · Mechanisms of Hypoxemia
3. · Physiological shunt equation
4. · Respiratory Mechanics and the Work of Breathing (WOB)
5. Difficult airway approach and rapid intubation sequence
6. · Difficult Airway Prediction (VAD)
7. · Pharmacology of the Rapid Intubation Sequence (RSI)
8. · Delayed Intubation Sequence (SID) and Physiological Optimization
9. · Algorithm for Failed Airway
10. Upper airway obstruction: diagnosis and immediate management
11. · Anatomy and Flow Patterns
12. · Highly Relevant Clinical Entities in Emergencies
13. · Therapeutic Strategy in Emergencies
14. Life-threatening asthma attack (status asthmaticus)
15. · Pathophysiology of Air Trapping and Auto-PEEP
16. · Severity Stratification in Emergencies
17. · Stepped Emergency Medical Treatment
18. · Invasive Mechanical Ventilation in Life-Risk Asthma
19. Severe exacerbation of COPD and non-invasive ventilation
20. · Pathophysiology of Acute Respiratory Acidosis over Chronic
21. · Non-Invasive Ventilation (NIMV) — The Standard of Care
22. · Adjuvant Pharmacological Treatment
23. High flow oxygen therapy and interface selection in the emergency room
24. · High Flow Nasal Cannula (HFNC) — Physiological Principles
25. · Conventional Oxygen Therapy Systems versus High Flow
26. · Iatrogenic Hyperoxemia in Emergencies
27. Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS): cellular mechanisms and phases
28. · Berlin Criteria (Operational Definition)
29. · Molecular and Ultrastructural Physiopathology
30. · The Concept of "Baby Lung"
31. ARDS: protective ventilation and rescue strategies
32. · Pillars of Protective Mechanical Ventilation
33. · Rescue Strategies in Moderate to Severe ARDS (PaO₂/FiO₂ 150)
34. Severe community-acquired pneumonia (CAP)
35. · Severity Stratification and ICU Admission Criteria
36. · NACG Microbiological Spectrum
37. · Broad Spectrum Empirical Antibiotherapy Scheme
38. · Local and Systemic Complications
39. High-risk (massive) pulmonary thromboembolism (PTE)
40. · Pathophysiology of Acute Right Ventricular Failure
41. · Risk Stratification according to ESC Guides
42. · Bedside Echocardiography (POCUS) in Massive PET
43. · Urgent Reperfusion Treatment
44. Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage (DHA) and alveolar infiltrates
45. · Pathophysiology of Alveolar-Capillary Disruption
46. · Emergency Clinical Presentation
47. · Diagnostic Approach in Emergencies
48. · Stepped Therapeutic Management in Emergencies
49. Fume inhalation and thermal-chemical injury to the airway
50. · Pathophysiology of Inhalation Injury
51. · Management of Systemic Chemical Asphyxia
52. · Early Intubation Criteria
53. Thoracic trauma: pulmonary contusion and tracheobronchial disruption
54. · Pulmonary Contusion
55. · Tracheobronchial Disruption
56. Tension pneumothorax and flail chest
57. · Tension Pneumothorax — The Pathophysiology of Obstructive Shock
58. · Flail Chest
59. Cardiopulmonary interactions and ventilator-induced injury (VILI)
60. · Cardiopulmonary Interactions
61. · Pathophysiology of VILI (Ventilator Induced Injury)
62. · The Mechanical Potential (Mechanical Power)