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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
COVID-19 Hypoxia ... CONSIDER: a trial ... #management #schema ... #criticalcare # ... hypoxia #failure
Proposed Respiratory Support Algorithm in COVID19

The ‘intubate early’ paradigm, where patients who “fail” low flow oxygen
Also, a low threshold ... #management #schema ... #criticalcare # ... hypoxia #failure ... #algorithm
General schema for respiratory support in patients with COVID-19
Low flow nasal cannula
 • Typically set at
General schema for ... • Proning is a ... #criticalcare # ... hypoxia #failure ... #algorithm
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
- Differential Diagnosis ... clinical prognostic ... multitude of clinical ... the appropriate clinical ... output - Acute pulmonary
Approach to Possible Hypertensive Emergency

criteria required to diagnose hypertensive emergency
(1) Severe hypertension
 - Usually a MAP
mm is needed to cause ... a hypertensive ... - Pulmonary edema ... chronic renal failure ... #Algorithm #CriticalCare
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical ... congestion with hypoxemia ... <300mmHg with a ... overload with heart failure ... #Management #CriticalCare
Clinical Classification of Pulmonary Hypertension

1. Pulmonary arterial hypertension from pulmonary vasculopathy
Idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension
Heritable gene mutations
Clinical Classification ... ALKI (activin A ... disease and/or hypoxia ... chronic renal failure ... #Differential #Causes
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
Shock Overview A ... state of tissue hypoxia ... death Common Clinical ... Classification #diagnosis ... #differential #causes
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
Shock Overview A ... state of tissue hypoxia ... death Common Clinical ... Classification #diagnosis ... #differential #causes
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
lung disease Caused ... defect (Type 1) or anatomic ... shunt (Type 2) Clinical ... upright position • Hypoxemia ... cirrhosis • Intra-pulmonary