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Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation (NIPPV)

Expiratory & Inspiratory Positive Airway Pressure
Both increase intrathoracic pressure, which can decrease
in obstructive lung ... CPAP - Continuous ... excess facial hair ... intrathoracic procedure ... #criticalcare #
COVID-19 Intubation Checklist

Personal protective equipment (PPE)
 • Standard PPE
   • N95 or PAPR.
-19 Intubation Checklist ... to cover hair) ... Procedure • Most ... SARSCoV2 #Management #CriticalCare ... #Coronavirus
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 ... Quick Checklist ... Well  Confirm Lung ...  Humidify the Air ... #CriticalCare #
Chest Tube Placement Checklist
PREPARATION
 o Consent
 o Position Patient
 o Monitoring
 o Time Out
 o Review
Tube Placement Checklist ... ensure that the lung ... #ChestTube #Checklist ... #Procedure #Management ... #CriticalCare #
Traumatic Cardiac Arrest: ED Thoracotomy Instructions
1. CALL FOR HELP.
2. GATHER SUPPLIES.
   +/- Sterile gloves,
to protect the lung ... Hand crank & long ... Intrathoracic Hemorrhage Air ... #Instructions #procedure ... emergency #trauma #checklist
Checklist for Evaluation of New-Onset Delirium in the ICU

Initial assessment 
 - 
Vital signs, neuro exam
Checklist for Evaluation ... recent events/procedures ... nonconvuIsive status #Checklist ... #Workup #MICU #CriticalCare ... #Diagnosis
COVID-19 - A Seattle Intensivist's One-Page Cheat-Sheet on COVID-19 v2.7 Updated March 26 2020

(v2.7) incorporating newer
-2, 2019 Novel Coronavirus ... emergency 2020-3-12 Diagnosis ... consolidations w/ air ... COVID19 #Cheatsheet #Diagnosis ... #CriticalCare
Berlin Criteria for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) 
- Respiratory symptoms must have begun within one
lobar collapse, lung ... Hg with PEEP or CPAP ... Definition #Criteria #Diagnosis ... #CriticalCare
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist - Myasthenia Gravis

Evaluation 
 - Chest X-ray and lung ultrasound (exclude other lung
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist ... Chest X-ray and lung ... (exclude other lung ... Pyridostigmine - New diagnosis ... #Management #CriticalCare
Intraoperative Laryngospasm and Stridor - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

❶ Call for help and inform theatre
laryngospasm. ❹ Give CPAP ... over-vigorous attempts at lung ... • Continue CPAP ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management