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Abnormalities in Rate and Rhythm of Breathing 
Normal 
The respiratory rate is about 14—20 per min
—20 per min in normal ... disease, pleuritic chest ... may show this pattern ... #Breathing #Patterns ... Abnormalities #Abnormal
Flail Chest- Check out the paradoxical chest wall movement 
Typical management: opiates for analgesia, intubation due
Flail Chest- Check ... the paradoxical chest ... movement Typical management ... to incr WOB + chest ... #Breathing #Pattern
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Hypoxemia / Hypoxia - Rapid Response Management Algorithm

Stridor - Upper airway pathology:
 • Anaphylaxis
 • Foreign
Rapid Response Management ... Algorithm Stridor ... 12 / shallow breathing ... MG, ALS) • ↓ chest ... #Algorithm #rapid
START is a rapid triage system for prioritizing disaster victims
Briefly, it is based around:
- Is the
Is the patient breathing ... radial pulse or normal ... #Diagnosis #Management ... Incident #Triage #Algorithm
Algorithm for Management of Head Injuries in Children
Primary survey:
 • Airway and cervical spine
 • Breathing
Algorithm for Management ... cervical spine • Breathing ... Amnesia >5 min • Abnormal ... #Algorithm #Management
Possible approach to empiric anticoagulation in COVID-19

Is D-dimer above '"1,000-2,000 ng/ml?
Contraindication to anticoagulation?
Check fibrinogen level and/or
hyper-coagulable pattern ... R-time low or normal ... Hypo-coagulable pattern ... anticoagulation #COVID19 #management ... #criticalcare #algorithm
Hypothermia - Protocol for ED
CORE TEMP < 34º
INITIAL THERAPY
 • Remove wet garments
 • Avoid rough
ECG • ABG • Chest ... 34ºC) • Infuse Normal ... bladder lavage (use Normal ... Hypothermia #Protocol #management ... #treatment #algorithm
Essential Thrombocythemia (ET)
ET is a chronic myeloproliferative neoplasm. Most cases are related to mutations that affect
lightheadedness, atypical chest ... are usually near-normal ... • Treatment algorithms ... hematology #diagnosis #management