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*Chest PT and suctioning are used for post-op atelectasis. In patients with wheezing in the early post-operative period, think bronchospasm and consider scheduled nebulized bronchodilators. | *Chest PT and suctioning are used for post-op atelectasis. In patients with wheezing in the early post-operative period, think bronchospasm and consider scheduled nebulized bronchodilators. | ||
*Reintubate early in a patient who develops laryngeal edema with impending respiratory failure. | *Reintubate early in a patient who develops laryngeal edema with impending respiratory failure. | ||
| + | *Chronic cough differential includes: '''foreign body''' (especially in a child) | ||
Revision as of 17:57, 11 January 2023
Obstructive Lung Disease
Asthma
Bronchiectasis
COPD
Restrictive Lung Disease
- Interstitial Lung Disease
- Systemic Sarcoidosis
- Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis
- Pneumoconiosis
- Eosinophilic Pulmonary Syndromes
Acute Respiratory Failure
- Hypoxemia
- ARDS
Pulmonary Vascular Disease
- Pulmonary Hypertension/Cor Pulmonale
- Pulmonary Embolism
Neoplasms of the Lungs
- Solitary Pulmonary Nodules
- Lung Cancer
- Start LD CT screening in smokers at age 50.
Pleural Disease
Pulmonary Sleep Disorders
Missed Concepts
- Get a speech and swallow eval in patients with evidence of aspiration pneumonia (sour taste in mouth, pulmonary consolidation surrounding an abscess with an air-fluid level).
- Chest PT and suctioning are used for post-op atelectasis. In patients with wheezing in the early post-operative period, think bronchospasm and consider scheduled nebulized bronchodilators.
- Reintubate early in a patient who develops laryngeal edema with impending respiratory failure.
- Chronic cough differential includes: foreign body (especially in a child)