Emergencies: Pathology of the Airway and Parenchyma

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

How it begins

An exhaustive, medical subspecialty-level compendium on critical evaluation, molecular pathophysiology, stepwise treatment in emergencies, and ventilatory management of acute pathologies of the respiratory system.

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)