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CPAP (Continuous Positive Airway Pressure)

CPAP (Continuous Positive Airway Pressure). Cardiogenic Pulmonary Edema. Case Study. Call to residence @ 2146 76 y/o male, SOB On arrival: Pt. seated upright in living room Conscious, obvious resp. distress, agitated Pale, diaphoretic, clammy, audibly congested

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CPAP (Continuous Positive Airway Pressure)

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  1. CPAP(Continuous Positive Airway Pressure) Cardiogenic Pulmonary Edema

  2. Case Study • Call to residence @ 2146 • 76 y/o male, SOB • On arrival: • Pt. seated upright in living room • Conscious, obvious resp. distress, agitated • Pale, diaphoretic, clammy, audibly congested • Assessment/Questions/Initial Tx ?

  3. Case Study (cont’d) • Incident Hx; at rest, abrupt onset, now worse • PMHx; MI, CHF/Pulm. Edema, HPT, AAA repair, Renal Tumor, Rx • Presentation; sitting upright, tachypneic, 1-2 word dyspnea, ↓A/E bil. with coarse crackles throughout, now RSCP

  4. Case Study (cont’d) • Vitals; P 60, Irr, R 36-40, B/P 200/94, SpO2 76 RA, Skin-Pale/Dia. +++/Cool • Monitor; Sinus with PVC’s, 12-lead neg. • Any other questions/info req’d? • Tx?

  5. Case Study (cont’d) • O2 - Device, FiO2? • Position? Why? • Rx – Drug(s) of choice/availability/benefit • Directive • Goals of Tx?

  6. Case Study (cont’d) • Current options to improve oxygenation/ventilation? • NRB mask - benefits/limitations • BVM - benefits/limitations • ETT - benefits/limitations • Other options?

  7. Definitions • CHF - inability of heart to maintain forward circulation of blood. • Most severe manifestation; pulmonary edema • Pulmonary Edema - extravasation of fluid from pulmonary vasculature to interstitium/alveoli of lungs

  8. Pathophysiological Mechanisms • Imbalance of Starling forces • Damage to Alveolar/Capillary barrier • Lymphatic obstruction/dysfunction • Idiopathic

  9. Cardiogenic Pulmonary Edema • Normal fluid shift/removal: • Opposing forces of plasma oncotic pressure and pulmonary capillary hydrostatic pressure • Lymphatics remove excess • Abnormal: • Volume in pulmonary veins/left atrial venous return exceeds left ventricular output • ↑pulmonary venous pressure • ↑capillary hydrostatic pressure

  10. Pulmonary Edema (cont’d) • Pulmonary capillary pressure exceeds plasma colloidal osmotic pressure • (Norm. PCWP 8-12 mmHg, Normal Colloidal Osmotic Pressure 25-28 mmHg) • Fluid shifts to interstitium • Lymphatic removal does not increase in proportion to fluid accumulation

  11. Pulmonary Edema (cont’d) • Stages: • ↑Lt. atrial pressure opens/distends small pulmonary vessels • Fluid/colloids shift to interstitium • Continual filtration overwhelms lymphatics • Fluid accumulates/surround alveoli/bronchioles (compromises small airways first) • Increases space between capillaries/alveoli • Disrupts alveolar membrane-floods alveoli

  12. Pulmonary Edema (cont’d) • Effects: • Decreases vital capacity • Causes abnormalities in gas exchange • Decreases respiratory volume • Leads to hypoxemia

  13. Pulmonary Edema (cont’d) • Vicious cycle ensues: • ↓CO stimulates sympathetic activity • Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone system • Catecholamine production: • ↑ PVR • ↑ MVO2 • exacerbates myocardial ischemia • ↓ LV filling/emptying/function • Further ↑ pulmonary capillary hydrostatic pressure • More fluid shift

  14. Pulmonary Edema (cont’d) • Cardiac causes: • CAD • Loss of LV muscle/function • Valvular heart disease • Decreased diastolic ventricular compliance • Congenital heart disease • Myocarditis • Infectious endocarditis • ↑ B/P

  15. Pulmonary Edema (cont’d) • Precipitated by: • Ischemia • Dysrhythmia • Cardiac/extra cardiac infection • P.E. • Physical/environmental stress • Non-compliance/changes to Rx • Dietary changes • Iatrogenic volume overload • Pregnancy • Hyperthyroidism

  16. Differentials • ARDS • Anaphylaxis • Acute anemia • Bronchitis • COPD • Myopathies • Pneumonia • Pneumo • Shock (septic) • P.E.

  17. Treatment • ABC’s • Improve oxygenation/ventilation • O2 to keep SpO2 > 90% • Assist ventilations or provide non-invasive positive pressure ventilation • 3 Goals: • ↓ Preload • ↓ Afterload • Inotropic support

  18. Treatment (cont’d) • Preload reduction: • ↓’s pulmonary capillary hydrostatic pressure • ↓’s rate of fluid shift • Afterload reduction: • ↑’s CO • ↑’s Renal perfusion • Inotropic support: • For those that won’t tolerate preload/afterload reduction 2º to hypotension

  19. Nitroglycerin • Vasodilator • Used with normotensive/hypertensive patients • Most effective, predictable and rapid-acting Rx available for preload reduction • Often occurs within 5 min. • Usually with some afterload reduction as well

  20. Nitroglycerine (cont’d) • ↓’s MVO2 by ↓’ng workload • ↑’s coronary blood flow • ↑’s forward blood flow • ↓’s pulmonary hydrostatic pressure/pulmonary congestion • SL spray: • Onset 1-3 min. • Half-life 5 min.

  21. Furosemide (Peterborough Region Only) • Long-standing mainstay of therapy • Thought to have two physiological effects: • Immediate venodilation • Diuretic affect • May in fact be more harmful than beneficial • Move away from use in many prehospital services

  22. Morphine (Peterborough Region Only) • Third drug in “classic” treatment • Again, thought to have two major benefits: • Preload/Afterload reduction through vasodilation • Anxiolytic/Analgesic effects • No sound evidence supports morphine-mediated preload reduction • Recent studies show morphine use an independent predictor of mortality • Use has declined both in-hospital and prehospital

  23. Non-invasive Ventilation • Delivery of ventilatory support without need of invasive artificial airway • Will often eliminate the need for intubation/tracheostomy • Benefits: • Easier to wean off ventilator • Preserves normal cough/swallowing/speech mechanisms

  24. NPPV (cont’d) • Two methods: • BiPAP (Bilevel Positive Airway Pressure) • CPAP (Continuous Positive Airway Pressure)

  25. CPAP • Delivered by nasal or face mask • Pt. breathes through mask against a continuous positive a/w pressure • Can be delivered by either volume or pressure controlled ventilator • Delivers set pressure with each breath, maintained throughout the respiratory cycle

  26. CPAP (cont’d) • Mechanism: • Increases gas exchange 2º to increased alveolar ventilation • Prevents alveolar collapse during exhalation by maintaining a positive intra-alveolar pressure • ↑’s intrathoracic pressure, reducing preload/afterload and improving cardiac output

  27. CPAP (cont’d) • Benefits: • Reduces need for intubation • Pt. saves energy otherwise spent trying to reopen collapsed alveoli • ↓’ WOB: improves alveolar ventilation while simultaneously resting respiratory muscles • ↓’s metabolic rate/substrate need to fuel respiratory effort

  28. CPAP (cont’d) • Advantages: • Avoidance of intubation-related trauma • Decreased incidence of nosocomial pneumonia • Enhances pt. comfort • Shorter duration of ventilator use/facilitates weaning • Decreased hospital stay • Decreased costs

  29. CPAP (cont’d) • Usage: • Currently utilized primarily in-hospital setting and by critical care EMS systems • Also used in-home • Wide-scale EMS use previously limited by cost/complexity of technology • Newer technology and sig. reduced costs lend to increased use pre-hospital • Numerous systems incorporating CPAP as standard for pulmonary edema therapy

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