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General schema for respiratory support in patients with COVID-19
Low flow nasal cannula
 • Typically set at
Invasive Mechanical Ventilation ... lung-protective ventilation ... strategies or APRV ... criticalcare #hypoxia #failure ... #algorithm
2017 ACC/AHA/HFSA Focused Update of the 2013 ACCF/AHA Guideline for the Management of Heart Failure: A
2017 ACC/AHA/HFSA ... the 2013 ACCF/AHA ... Management of Heart Failure ... and the Heart Failure ... cardiology #treatment #algorithm
Hypoxemia Differential Diagnosis Algorithm by A-a Gradient

Normal A-a Gradient:
 • ↓ Atmospheric pressure
 • Hypoventilation: CNS
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... V/Q Mismatch: ↓Ventilation ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #pulmonary #Aa
Causes of Anemia with Normal Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased WBCs
 - Decreased/NormaI
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... RA, SLE, PRV, Chronic ... • Renal Failure ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
The natural history of AAA shows that as aneurysms increase in size, they expand at a
natural history of AAA ... Physician. 2015 Apr ... #Management #AAA ... Rupture #Diameter #AAFP
The natural history of AAA shows that as aneurysms increase in size, they expand at a
natural history of AAA ... Physician. 2015 Apr ... #Management #AAA ... Expansion #Diameter #AAFP
Proposed Respiratory Support Algorithm in COVID19

The ‘intubate early’ paradigm, where patients who “fail” low flow oxygen
Respiratory Support Algorithm ... the mechanical ventilation ... criticalcare #hypoxia #failure ... #algorithm
Elevated Amylase (Hyperamylasemia)- Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pancreatic causes:
 - Pancreatic cancer
 - Complications pancreatitis: eg pseudocyst
 -
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... obstruction - Drugs: 5-ASA ... IBID - Renal failure ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Approach to Selecting Respiratory Support:
-The role of noninvasive respiratory support is generally to reduce the patient's
pneumonia vs. heart failure ... #Noninvasive #Ventilation ... RespiratorySupport #Selection #Algorithm
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure - Diagnosis and Treatment Algorithm
Diagnosis: Ferritin <100 ng/mL (absolute ID) OR
Deficiency in Heart Failure ... and Treatment Algorithm ... Guidelines: • ACC/AHA ... diagnosis #management #algorithm