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Proposed Respiratory Support Algorithm in COVID19

The ‘intubate early’ paradigm, where patients who “fail” low flow oxygen
lung disease are ... Also, a low threshold ... #management #schema ... #criticalcare # ... hypoxia #failure
COVID-19 Hypoxia Management

Indication for endotracheal intubation?
Tolerating supplemental oxygen?
Consider HFNC
Not tolerating HFNC or HFNC is not available?
Consider
CONSIDER: a trial ... #management #schema ... #criticalcare # ... hypoxia #failure ... #algorithm #survivingsepsis
Diagnostic approach to the admitted patient with possible COVID-19

Initial evaluation
- Chest X-ray
- Lung ultrasound (thorough "lawn-mower"
evaluation - Chest ... X-ray - Lung ultrasound ... look for focal a-lines ... diagnostics as clinically ... #algorithm #schema
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
COVID-19 Chest CT - Case 4

Main aspects of the image: multiple opacities in the glass and
COVID-19 Chest CT ... at times with a ... periphery of two lungs ... lower lobes, with a ... #Clinical #CriticalCare
COVID-19 on Lung POCUS

Day 4 after COVID diagnosis. More cough & tiredness (very badly), still no
COVID-19 on Lung ... still no dyspnea/chest ... resolution, Left side a ... #clinical #lung ... #ultrasound #pulmonary
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical ... leading to increased pulmonary ... <300mmHg with a ... overload with heart failure ... Diagnosis #Management #CriticalCare
Approach to Possible Hypertensive Emergency

criteria required to diagnose hypertensive emergency
(1) Severe hypertension
 - Usually a MAP
needed to cause a ... - Pulmonary edema ... chronic renal failure ... Emergency #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #CriticalCare #
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
chronic illness, clinical ... and other non-pulmonary ... between these chest ... congestive heart failure ... nodular interstitial lung
Berlin Criteria for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) 
- Respiratory symptoms must have begun within one
known clinical insult ... consistent with pulmonary ... chest radiograph ... lobar collapse, lung ... Criteria #Diagnosis #CriticalCare