USMLE Step 2 Pulmonology (2e Respiratory Failure) FlashCards sobre Acute Respiratory Failure, criado por Aaron Samide em 24-05-2016.
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Criteria for acute respiratory failure (2)
Cause of V/Q mismatch
V/Q mismatch typically leads to _________ without _________.
V/Q mismatch vs. shunt:
Which is responsive to supplemental oxygen
Causes of shunts (3)
Alveolar-arterial oxygen difference (A-a gradient) is normal when __________ is the cause of hypoxemia.
It is increased in most other causes.
Low-flow oxygen delivery systems (2)
Flow rate (L/min) and max FiO2 for low-flow O2-delivery systems
High-flow oxygen delivery systems (3)
Flow rate (L/min) and max FiO2 for high-flow O2-delivery systems
