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COVID-19 Hypoxia Management

Indication for endotracheal intubation?
Tolerating supplemental oxygen?
Consider HFNC
Not tolerating HFNC or HFNC is not available?
Consider
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#EKG taken on a patient with an acute pulmonary embolism with right heart strain showing tachycardia,
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Diagnostic approach to the admitted patient with possible COVID-19

Initial evaluation
- Chest X-ray
- Lung ultrasound (thorough "lawn-mower"
Diagnostic approach ... with possible COVID ... look for focal a-lines ... as clinically indicated ... #algorithm #schema
General schema for respiratory support in patients with COVID-19
Low flow nasal cannula
 • Typically set at
patients with COVID ... • Proning is a ... Internet Book of Critical ... management #schema #criticalcare ... hypoxia #failure #algorithm
On the left a patient who had a CT to rule out pulmonary embolism.
There is a
who had a CT to ... rule out pulmonary ... The diagnosis based ... was cardiogenic pulmonary ... #Clinical #Radiology
Feeding Vessel Sign on Chest CT
 • Distinct pulmonary vessel leading into a lung nodule or
CT • Distinct pulmonary ... vessel leading into a ... Sign #CT #Lung #Pulmonary ... #diagnosis #radiology ... #clinical
Algorithm for nodular pattern
The algorithm to distinguish perilymphatic, random and centrilobular nodules is the following:
- Look
Algorithm for nodular ... are dealing with a ... , it is likely a ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #HRCT
Approach to Possible Hypertensive Emergency

criteria required to diagnose hypertensive emergency
(1) Severe hypertension
 - Usually a MAP
criteria required to diagnose ... hypertension - Usually a ... needed to cause a ... - Pulmonary edema ... #Algorithm #CriticalCare
There are about a dozen x-ray findings, but two of them are especially important: Loss of
There are about a ... aortic knob/aortic-pulmonary ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CXR
UCSF COVID-19 Adult Clinical Evaluation Guide - Updated April 10 2020

Clinical Presentation
• Fever: hospitalized pts but
UCSF COVID-19 Adult ... Clinical Evaluation ... D-dimer, IL-6, TNF-a) ... Evaluation #Guide #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #Protocol