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Protected Airway Intubation Pre-Brief Checklist - COVID19

1. ROLE ASSIGNMENT
2. PPE: Extended gloves, BLUE gown, N95, face
Intubation Pre-Brief ... filter, NO manual ventilations ... MEDS & EQUIPMENT ... #COVID19 #CriticalCare ... #Management
Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation (NIPPV)

Expiratory & Inspiratory Positive Airway Pressure
Both increase intrathoracic pressure, which can decrease
Positive Pressure Ventilation ... exacerbation (cardiogenic pulmonary ... status • Won't Work ... #indications #criticalcare ... #management
Neonatal Resuscitation - Airway and Breathing
Airway
 • Opened by placing the infants's head in a neutral
pressure-limited circuit (e.g ... • Intubation ... • Limit intubation ... #Breathing #Management ... #peds #pediatrics
Auto-PEEP 
What is Auto-PEEP?
 • Progressive air trapping & dynamic hyperinflation → ↑Palv at end expiration
to expiratory airway ... • Decrease airway ... AutoPEEP #PEEP #pulmonary ... #diagnosis #management ... #criticalcare #
Airway Intubation Checklist
GATHER/TEST EQUIPMENT: NC, BVM + PEEP Valve, Free flowing IV, EKG, SpO2 monitor, ETT
Airway Intubation ... Free flowing IV, EKG ... MANAGEMENT o ... #checklist #criticalcare ... #airway #management
Weaning from the Ventilator - Algorithm
Setting up for extubation success
 • Decrease demand — correct metabolic
Weaning from the Ventilator ... , overfeeding, etc ... long lasting pain meds ... #CriticalCare # ... Management
Massive Hemoptysis - Diagnosis and Management
 • Definitions: 
   - Hemoptysis = bleeding from
respiratory tract (e.g ... • Workup • General ... ManagementAirway ... #treatment #workup ... #pulmonary #criticalcare
Increased Airway Pressure - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Using these steps from start to end should
blood gas, 12-lead ECG ... o Aspiration, pulmonary ... oedema; bronchial intubation ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup
Noninvasive Ventilation Summary
Positive pressure ventilation that is delivered through a nasal, mask, or helmet interface and
of an invasive airway ... pressures • Decreases work ... breathing by improving pulmonary ... for barotrauma (eg ... #management #pulmonary
Intraoperative Laryngospasm and Stridor - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

❶ Call for help and inform theatre
Consider tracheal intubation ... and ventilation ... negative-pressure pulmonary ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup