Acute Pulmonary Edema
Acute Pulmonary Edema Nina Patel Shah and Margaret J. Neff BACKGROUND No single test can distinguish cardiogenic from non-cardiogenic pulmonary edema. A clear understanding of the physiology of each disease…
Ventilation Strategies in COPD, Asthma, and Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
Ventilation Strategies in COPD, Asthma, and Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Jey K. Chung, Paul K. Mohabir, and Stephen Ruoss BACKGROUND Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), asthma, and pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH)…
Management of the Post–Cardiac Arrest Patient
Management of the Post–Cardiac Arrest Patient Cappi Lay BACKGROUND In the United States, out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) affects roughly 300,000 people each year.1 Despite herculean efforts in improving outcome, mortality…
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Vidya K. Rao, Darryl Abrams, Cara Agerstrand, and Daniel Brodie BACKGROUND Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is a term often used broadly to describe an extracorporeal circuit that…
