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Graded Oxygen Administration in COVID-19

#respiratory #support #COVID19 #management #schema #criticalcare #hypoxia #failure #algorithm #coronavirus #sarscov2 #oxygen
management #schema #criticalcare ... #hypoxia #failure ... #algorithm #coronavirus
General schema for respiratory support in patients with COVID-19
Low flow nasal cannula
 • Typically set at
in more severe hypoxemia ... patients with PaO2/FiO2 ... management #schema #criticalcare ... #hypoxia #failure ... #algorithm
Berlin Criteria for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) 
- Respiratory symptoms must have begun within one
severity of the hypoxemia ... mm Hg < PaO2 / FiO2 ... mm Hg < PaO2 / FiO2 ... Severe - PaO2 / FiO2 ... Criteria #Diagnosis #CriticalCare
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 ... management #schema #criticalcare ... #hypoxia #failure ... #algorithm #survivingsepsis
Mechanical ventilation in obese patients according to the i-STAR Algorithm
Intubate
 • Anticipate difficult airway management and
to the i-STAR Algorithm ... recruitment • FiO2 ... : avoid hyperoxia ... desaturation prioritise FiO2 ... obese #Management #CriticalCare
Management of status epilepticus

Big thanks to Dr. Grossman, one of MetroHealth's neurocritical care attendings for his
- MH/CCF/CWRU EM ... Management #Seizure #Algorithm ... #CriticalCare #
Prone Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (P-CPR)
 - Confirm cardiac arrest
 - Shout for help
 - Commence prone CPR
scapulae) - 100% FiO2 ... Arrest #CPR #PCPR #algorithm ... #management #criticalcare
Proposed Respiratory Support Algorithm in COVID19

The ‘intubate early’ paradigm, where patients who “fail” low flow oxygen
Respiratory Support Algorithm ... management #schema #criticalcare ... #hypoxia #failure ... #algorithm
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
congestion with hypoxemia ... or CXR ● PaO2/FiO2 ... Diagnosis #Management #CriticalCare
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
Sepsis, Shock, Hypoxia ... clinica l#foamed #algorithm ... #criticalcare