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AIRBORNE ISOLATION/COVID19 INTUBATION CHECKLIST
Does this patient require ETI? 
If patient is to be intubated and is
COVID19 INTUBATION CHECKLIST ... and is not in respiratory ... isolation, put in respiratory ... , everything) Procedure ... #COVID19 #CriticalCare
Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation (NIPPV)

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

Personal protective equipment (PPE)
 • Standard PPE
   • N95 or PAPR.
-19 Intubation Checklist ... Procedure • Most ... Post-procedure ... 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 #
Proposed Respiratory Support Algorithm in COVID19

The ‘intubate early’ paradigm, where patients who “fail” low flow oxygen
Proposed Respiratory ... patients who “fail ... patients with COVID lung ... @emupdates #respiratory ... management #schema #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 ... MyastheniaGravis #Checklist ... #Management #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
Respiratory pathogen transmission routes
AEROSOL
 • Solid or liquid particles suspended in air or a gas that
Respiratory pathogen ... particles suspended in air ... remain aloft for a long ... cold) • MERS-coronavirus ... @MackayIM #Respiratory