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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 ... Guidelines #respiratory ... #support #COVID19 ... management #schema #criticalcare ... #hypoxia #failure
Graded Oxygen Administration in COVID-19

#respiratory #support #COVID19 #management #schema #criticalcare #hypoxia #failure #algorithm #coronavirus #sarscov2 #oxygen
Administration in COVID ... -19 #respiratory ... #support #COVID19 ... management #schema #criticalcare ... #hypoxia #failure
Proposed Respiratory Support Algorithm in COVID19

The ‘intubate early’ paradigm, where patients who “fail” low flow oxygen
Proposed Respiratory ... lung disease are ... us believe that intubation ... management #schema #criticalcare ... #hypoxia #failure
COVID-19 Patient Chest CT - Ground Glass Opacities 

COVID19 Infection - CT Chest, POCUS Echocardiogram and
COVID-19 Patient ... Opacities COVID19 ... Echocardiogram and Lung ... CTChest #Clinical #CriticalCare ... #GroundGlass #CoronaVirus
AIRBORNE ISOLATION/COVID19 INTUBATION CHECKLIST
Does this patient require ETI? 
If patient is to be intubated and is
AIRBORNE ISOLATION/COVID19 ... and is not in respiratory ... isolation, put in respiratory ... Airway #Checklist #COVID19 ... #CriticalCare #
General schema for respiratory support in patients with COVID-19
Low flow nasal cannula
 • Typically set at
General schema for respiratory ... patients with COVID ... Care @iBookCC #respiratory ... #support #COVID19 ... management #schema #criticalcare
Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation (NIPPV)

Expiratory & Inspiratory Positive Airway Pressure
Both increase intrathoracic pressure, which can decrease
in obstructive lung ... CHF, decreases intubation ... COPD, decreases intubation ... indication for intubation ... #indications #criticalcare
Weaning from the Ventilator - Algorithm
Setting up for extubation success
 • Decrease demand — correct metabolic
Setting up for extubation ... steroids & NMB • Respiratory ... Diuresis — Dry lungs ... are happy lungs ... #CriticalCare #
COVID-19 Chest CT - Case 4

Main aspects of the image: multiple opacities in the glass and
COVID-19 Chest CT ... periphery of two lungs ... radiologiatoracica #COVID19 ... CTChest #Clinical #CriticalCare ... #GroundGlass #CoronaVirus
COVID-19 Intubations - Team Roles to Minimize Exposure

Respiratory Therapist is encouraged to stay outside the room
COVID-19 Intubations ... Minimize Exposure Respiratory ... Response The COVID ... #Intubation #Teams ... Assignments #Management #CriticalCare