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DKA Resuscitation Checklist
 - Diagnostic evaluation 
 - Crystalloid 
 - Electrolyte repletion 
 - High-flow
Resuscitation Checklist ... repletion - High-flow ... Ketoacidosis #DKA #Checklist
Nasal Oxygen Delivery Devices
Nasal cannula can be used to deliver supplemental O2. Conventional nasal cannula are
flow rates & moderate ... High flow nasal ... delivers higher flow ... hypoxemic respiratory failure ... of Heated High Flow
Proposed Respiratory Support Algorithm in COVID19

The ‘intubate early’ paradigm, where patients who “fail” low flow oxygen
Respiratory Support Algorithm ... patients who “fail” low ... flow oxygen (e.g ... criticalcare #hypoxia #failure ... #algorithm
Causes of acute heart failure
 - Acute pressure overload (increased afterload, mechanical flow obstruction) 
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of acute heart failure ... afterload, mechanical flow ... #Acute #Heart #Failure
Equipment needed for the aspiration of the corpus cavernosum for low-flow priapism (Roberts + Hedges’)
#Management #Urology
cavernosum for low-flow ... Penile #Equipment #Checklist
A Non-Invasive approach to Respiratory Failure
 • COPD and Ventilatory Failure → NiPPV with Bi-level Settings
to Respiratory Failure ... and Ventilatory Failure ... or ARDS → High-Flow ... #Respiratory #Failure
Aortic Dissection on 4D Flow Cardiac MRI 

Arrow points to fenestration, caused by separation of intercostal
Dissection on 4D ... Flow Cardiac MRI ... Aortic #Dissection #4DFlow
General schema for respiratory support in patients with COVID-19
Low flow nasal cannula
 • Typically set at
flow nasal cannula ... liters/minute High flow ... Iimitation in the flow ... criticalcare #hypoxia #failure ... #algorithm
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) - Basics
Mode of cardiopulmonary support used to treat pulmonary and/or cardiovascular failure
circulation PARAMETERS Flow ... Dial in RPMs and flow ... • On VA-ECMO - flow ... • On VV-ECMO - flow ... min): Sweep gas flow
Vasopressor Basic Flow Chart - Emcrit 2014

#Vasopressor #Basics #FlowChart #Algorithm #Management #CriticalCare
Vasopressor Basic Flow ... Basics #FlowChart #Algorithm