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Graded Oxygen Administration in COVID-19

#respiratory #support #COVID19 #management #schema #criticalcare #hypoxia #failure #algorithm #coronavirus #sarscov2 #oxygen
#respiratory #support ... #criticalcare #hypoxia ... #failure #algorithm
An Algorithm for the Management of COVID-19 Hypoxic Respiratory Failure 

#algorithm #management #ddxof #sarscov2 #covid19 #Respiratory
Management of COVID-19 Hypoxic ... Respiratory Failure ... #Respiratory #failure ... #support
General schema for respiratory support in patients with COVID-19
Low flow nasal cannula
 • Typically set at
for respiratory support ... in more severe hypoxemia ... patients with PaO2/FiO2 ... #respiratory #support ... #failure #algorithm
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 ... #respiratory #support ... #criticalcare #hypoxia ... #failure #algorithm
COVID-19 RESPIRATORY PATHWAY ALGORITHM
Awake proning may help with oxygenation
Permissive hypoxemia, if closely monitored and in the
oxygenation Permissive hypoxemia ... #RESPIRATORY #Support ... Coronavirus #SARSCOV2 #Hypoxemia ... #Failure
Hyperacute Hypoxemia - Workup and Management
Differential Diagnosis: Aspiration, Flash Pulmonary Edema, Mucous Plugging, Bronchospasm, Pulmonary Embolism,
Hyperacute Hypoxemia ... edema), Lung Exam, POCUS ... Airway, Circulatory Support ... #Hyperacute #Hypoxemia ... #Hypoxia #Workup
Proposed Respiratory Support Algorithm in COVID19

The ‘intubate early’ paradigm, where patients who “fail” low flow oxygen
Proposed Respiratory Support ... #respiratory #support ... #criticalcare #hypoxia ... #failure #algorithm
ExtraCorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) Fundamentals
Definitions:
 • ExtraCorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) provides prolonged pulmonary and/or circulatory support
or circulatory support ... no circulatory support ... VV: Refractory hypoxemia ... mixed respiratorv failure ... & Circulatory Support
Community Acquired Pneumonia - Presenting Features
 • History in favor of CAP: Dyspnea, Cough, particularly if
, Tachycardia, Hypoxemia ... shock, Respiratory failure ... breaths/min, PaO2 / FiO2
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
congestion with hypoxemia ... or CXR ● PaO2/FiO2 ... overload with heart failure