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3. 68
y.o.
Female
with
Severe
Shortness
of
Breath
P=130
RR=32
BP=220/120
P.Oxm=86%è90%
DifferenEal
Diagnosis
•
•
•
•
•
•
PE
CHF/Pulmonary
edema
Pneumonia
COPD
Pneumothorax
Pericardial
effusion
3
4. 68
y.o.
Female
with
Severe
Shortness
of
Breath
• History
– Onset
(gradual
or
sudden)
– Cough,
fever,
unilateral
leg
swelling
– Orthopnea,
PND,
DOE,
Swelling
– PMH:
CAD,
CHF,
PE/DVT,
ESRD
– Same
it
past?
4
12. BNP
and
NT
pro-‐BNP
AGE
Rule
out
Sens/Spec
All
<100
90%/74%
BNP
NT
pro-‐BNP
<50
50-‐70
>70
<300
<300
<1200
99%/85%
99%/85%
97%/55%
Rule
in
Sens/Spec
>400
81%/90%
>450
93%/95%
References:
Korenstein
BM
Emerg
Med
2007
Jannuzi
et
al
Am
J
Card
2005
Berdague
et
al.,
Am
Heart
J
>900
91%/80%
>4500
64%/86%
12
13. Impact
of
High
&
Low
BNP
on
Pre-‐
Test
ProbabiliEes
Pre-‐test
Probability
Post-‐test
Probability
for
BNP<105
pg/ml
Post-‐test
Probability
for
BNP
>300
pg/ml
10%
30%
50%
70%
90%
2%
5%
12%
25%
56%
46%
77%
88%
95%
99%
Reference:
Korenstein
Et.
al.,BM
Emerg
Med
2007
13
16. Summary
of
BNP
• Combining
clinical
judgment
&
BNP
may
improve
accuracy
of
diagnosis
• Most
helpful
when
diagnosis
unclear
(e.g.
COPD)
• Can
be
elevated
in
ARF,
sepsis
or
PE
16
17. Diagnosing
CHF
by
Ultrasound
• Extravascular
lung
fluid
– Look
for
“comet
tails”
• Elevated
Rt
heart
filling
pressures
– Examine
IVC
within
2
cm
of
Rt
atrium
17
18. Ultrasound
B-‐lines
(Lung
Rockets)
in
CHF
• Pros:
– Easy
windows
– 80-‐90%
sensiEvity
&
specificity
• Cons:
– Takes
2-‐5
minutes
– Limited
data
from
ED
18
19. Lung
Ultrasound
for
B-‐Lines
(Lung
Rockets)
• Use
a
3-‐5
MHz
Probe
• PosiEon
1:
anterior
chest
view
• PosiEon
2:
lateral
chest
views
Drickey, Wikimedia Commons
19
20. Measuring
IVC
by
Ultrasound
in
AHF
• Pros:
– Rapid
– 69%PPV
&
91%
NPV
– Accuracy
83%
for
é
Atrial
Pressures
• Cons:
– CorrelaEon
é
Atrial
Pressures
to
AHF
– Technically
challenging
Reference:
Blair
JE,
et
al:
Am
J
Card
2009
20
24. ED
Study
of
NIPPV
vs.
Standard
Medical
Care
(SMC)
• 1069
ED
• Randomized
for
2
hrs
of
treatment
– CPAP
– BiPAP
– Oxygen
by
NC
or
FM
Gray
et
al.
NEJM
2008
24
25. No
Difference
NIPPV
vs.
SMC
• No
Difference
– Mortality
– IntubaEon
rates
• NIPPV
beser
– ê
Respiratory
distress
– ê
Metabolic
disturbances
12%
0.095
NIPPV
Standard
0.098
10%
8%
6%
4%
0.029
0.028
2%
0%
Moratlity
IntubaEon
Reference:
Gray
et
al.
NEJM
2008
25
26. Why
Discrepancy
Between
Studies?
Study
Mortality
IntubaCon
Rate
Gray
et
al.
NEJM
16.5%???
2.8%
Masip
et
al
JAMA
20%
31%
Cochrane
20%
30%
26
27. Reason
for
Discrepancy
Change
in
Treatment
Standard
Oxygen
(N=367)
IntubaEon
CPAP
NIPPV
Standard
treatment
Type
treatment
not
noted
3
43
13
-‐-‐-‐
6
65/367
(18%)
PaCents
Crossed
Over
in
Standard
Treatment
Group
27
28. Summary
of
NIPPV
• Most
likely:
– Decreases
mortality
– Decreases
intubaEon
rate
– Decreases
respiratory
distress
• Use
in
PaEents
with:
– Significant
respiratory
distress
– O2
SaturaEon
<90%
28
29. 68
y.o.
Female
in
Severe
CHF.
Home
Meds
80
mg
Lasix
• How
much
IV
Lasix
should
you
give
her?
– None
– 40
mg
– 80
mg
– 160
mg
29
30. Decreased
EffecEveness
of
Loop
DiureEcs
in
CHF
• Delayed
onset
of
acEon
– 15-‐30
minutes
normal
paEents
– 45-‐120
minutes
in
CHF
• Drug
resistance
in
chronic
users
30