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Difficult Airway Algorithm

1. Assess the likelihood and clinical impact of basic management problems: 
 • Difficulty
Difficult Airway Algorithm ... likelihood and clinical ... • Difficult laryngoscopy ... Video-assisted laryngoscopy ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia #CriticalCare
Diagnostic approach to the admitted patient with possible COVID-19

Initial evaluation
- Chest X-ray
- Lung ultrasound (thorough "lawn-mower"
with possible COVID ... -19 Initial evaluation ... Nasopharyngeal PCR for COVID ... diagnostics as clinically ... #algorithm #schema
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 ... Society of Critical ... respiratory #support #COVID19 ... management #schema #criticalcare ... hypoxia #failure #algorithm
UCSF COVID-19 Adult Clinical Evaluation Guide - Updated April 10 2020

Clinical Presentation
• Fever: hospitalized pts but
UCSF COVID-19 Adult ... Clinical Evaluation ... April 10 2020 Clinical ... #Evaluation #Guide ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
COVID-19 Intubation Checklist

Personal protective equipment (PPE)
 • Standard PPE
   • N95 or PAPR.
COVID-19 Intubation ... Stuff • Video Laryngoscope ... Internet Book of Critical ... Care @iBookCC #COVID19 ... SARSCoV2 #Management #CriticalCare
General schema for respiratory support in patients with COVID-19
Low flow nasal cannula
 • Typically set at
patients with COVID ... Internet Book of Critical ... respiratory #support #COVID19 ... management #schema #criticalcare ... hypoxia #failure #algorithm
Possible Approach to Immunosuppression in Severe COVID-19

The diagnosis and treatment of cytokine storm remains unknown and
Immunosuppression in Severe COVID ... Internet Book of Critical ... anticoagulation #COVID19 ... management #schema #criticalcare ... #algorithm #SARSCOV2
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
just simply a clinical ... range of possible clinical ... are excellent at evaluating ... #differential #algorithm ... heartfailure #chf #criticalcare
Possible approach to empiric anticoagulation in COVID-19

Is D-dimer above '"1,000-2,000 ng/ml?
Contraindication to anticoagulation?
Check fibrinogen level and/or
anticoagulation in COVID ... Internet Book of Critical ... anticoagulation #COVID19 ... management #schema #criticalcare ... #algorithm #SARSCOV2
Approach to using the perfusion scan in Brain Death Evaluation

Like any diagnostic test, a flow scan
in Brain Death Evaluation ... in the correct clinical ... #Diagnosis #CriticalCare ... Perfusion #Scan #Algorithm