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Post-Intubation Package Checklist
Quick Checklist
	Waveform Capnography
	Secure the Tube Well
	Confirm Lung Protective Vent Settings
	Achieve Adequate Analgesia and Sedation
	Raise
Post-Intubation ... Package Checklist ... Well  Confirm Lung ...  Humidify the Air ... #CriticalCare #
There is a hydropneumothorax.
Notice the air-fluid level (blue arrow).
The upper lobe is still attached to the
Notice the air-fluid ... There is a lung ... LAM is a rare lung ... airways leading to pulmonary ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR
Chest Tube Placement Checklist
PREPARATION
 o Consent
 o Position Patient
 o Monitoring
 o Time Out
 o Review
Tube Placement Checklist ... Meds o Review Cxr ... ensure that the lung ... @nickmmark #ChestTube ... #Management #CriticalCare
Nasal Oxygen Delivery Devices
Nasal cannula can be used to deliver supplemental O2. Conventional nasal cannula are
lower rates of re-intubation ... PEEP for every 10 lpm ... entrain ambient air ... Devices #management #pulmonary ... #criticalcare
Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation (NIPPV)

Expiratory & Inspiratory Positive Airway Pressure
Both increase intrathoracic pressure, which can decrease
in obstructive lung ... CHF, decreases intubation ... exacerbation (cardiogenic pulmonary ... excess facial hair ... #indications #criticalcare
COVID-19 Intubation Checklist

Personal protective equipment (PPE)
 • Standard PPE
   • N95 or PAPR.
COVID-19 Intubation ... Checklist Personal ... disposable cap to cover hair ... #Checklist #SARSCoV2 ... #Management #CriticalCare
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Blood cultures • CXR ... early disease) • CXR ... upright or lat ... pneumonectomy if fail ... #Abscess #pulmonary
Assessment of Chest Tube Drains
Stepwise assessment of Chest Tube Function
TUBE POSITIONING
 • Look at the CXR:
• Look at the CXR ... since a prior CXR ... injury to the lung ... large injury to lung ... @nickmmark #ChestTube
There is a hydropneumothorax.
Notice the air-fluid level.
The upper lobe is still attached to the chest wall
Notice the air-fluid ... There is a lung ... LAM is a rare lung ... airways leading to pulmonary ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR
Volume Assist/Control Mechanical Ventilation
How does this mode work?
 • Delivers a set volume of air with
set volume of air ... for providing Lung ... match their pre-intubation ... ventilation #AC #criticalcare ... #pulmonary