Past, Present and Future of Respiratory Support: From Early Respiratory Failure to Postextubation Support

Shikha Upreti, MD

PGY-3 Internal Medicine resident physician

Northeast Georgia Medical Center

Learning Objectives:

-Appraise evidence supporting the 2016 ATS guideline recommendations for noninvasive respiratory support in adults with acute respiratory failure.

-Differentiate the indications, benefits and limitation of HFNC, NIV and CPAP in patients with acute hypoxemic and hypercapnic respiratory failure.

-Apply guideline recommendations for respiratory support during preoxygenation and after extubation based on patient-specific risks of hypoxemia and reintubation.

Lunch will be served. Physician credits awarded.