Respiratory Failure & Mechanical Ventilation

Saddle embolus is identified with a large clot burden in both the right and left pulmonary arteries and its branches. There is mild flattening ventriculoseptal and borderline enlargement right ventricle suggesting right heart strain.

Bilateral apical pneumothoraces, approximately 10% in size on the right and 20-30% on the left without mediastinal shift with diffuse alveolar infiltrates and air bronchograms.

69 years old with anoxic encephalopathy and acute right parietal infarct after cardiac arrest. On Volume control mode of ventilation with VT of 510 breathing

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