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Severe Asthma Exacerbation
Signs of a Severe Asthma Exacerbation:
 • Vitals: ↑HR ↑RR ↓SpO2
 • High work
• High work of breathing ... increased work of breathing ... , Brief trial Mechanical ... #Exacerbation #CriticalCare ... #pulmonary #ventilation
Proposed Respiratory Support Algorithm in COVID19

The ‘intubate early’ paradigm, where patients who “fail” low flow oxygen
Respiratory Support Algorithm ... intubated and mechanically ... management #schema #criticalcare ... #hypoxia #failure ... #algorithm
Shock - Differential Diagnosis by Classification

Hypovolemic (Intravascular volume depletion)
 - Hemorrhagic 
   • Trauma
- Severe heart failure ... Obstructive (Mechanical ... flow) - Massive pulmonary ... Classification #Table #CriticalCare
Shock Types - Classification
State of cellular and tissue hypoxia due to: reduced oxygen delivery, increased oxygen
bradyarrhythmias • Mechanical ... from massive pulmonary ... embolism or severe pulmonary ... hypertension • Mechanical ... diagnosis #management #criticalcare
Spontaneous Breathing Trial (SBT) Failure - Troubleshooting and Evaluation Algorithm

Landsberg Manual @LandsbergManual - https://amzn.to/3rEtbK8

#SBT #Spontaneous #BreathingTrial
Spontaneous Breathing ... Trial (SBT) Failure ... and Evaluation Algorithm ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Evaluation #criticalcare
Spontaneous Breathing Trial (SBT) Failure - Optimization and Exercise Algorithm

Landsberg Manual @LandsbergManual - https://amzn.to/3rEtbK8

#SBT #Spontaneous #BreathingTrial
Spontaneous Breathing ... Trial (SBT) Failure ... Optimization and Exercise Algorithm ... BreathingTrial #Failure ... #management #criticalcare
Approach to Selecting Respiratory Support:
-The role of noninvasive respiratory support is generally to reduce the patient's
patient's work of breathing ... pneumonia vs. heart failure ... #Management #CriticalCare ... RespiratorySupport #Selection #Algorithm
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 - MAP <65. SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
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Insufficiency, Liver Failure ... • Obstructive: Pulmonary ... Differential #Diagnosis #criticalcare ... #algorithm #treatment
General schema for respiratory support in patients with COVID-19
Low flow nasal cannula
 • Typically set at
ideal) Invasive Mechanical ... management #schema #criticalcare ... #hypoxia #failure ... #algorithm
Work Shifting - Mechanical Ventilation
Why the new term:
Synchrony issues, by definition, have to do with timing.
Work Shifting - Mechanical ... but to work of breathing ... #WorkShifting #Mechanical ... Troubleshooting #diagnosis #criticalcare ... #pulmonary