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Proposed Respiratory Support Algorithm in COVID19

The ‘intubate early’ paradigm, where patients who “fail” low flow oxygen
Proposed Respiratory ... mechanically ventilated, has ... lung disease are ... management #schema #criticalcare ... #hypoxia #failure
General schema for respiratory support in patients with COVID-19
Low flow nasal cannula
 • Typically set at
General schema for respiratory ... patients with COVID ... useful to allow for lung-protective ... use conventional lung-protective ... management #schema #criticalcare
Main Lung Ultrasound differences between COVID-19 involvement and other conditions that may yield respiratory symptoms
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Main Lung Ultrasound ... differences between COVID ... that may yield respiratory ... deaerated areas #COVID19 ... #POCUS #Lung #Ultrasound
Hyperacute Hypoxemia - Workup and Management
Differential Diagnosis: Aspiration, Flash Pulmonary Edema, Mucous Plugging, Bronchospasm, Pulmonary Embolism,
Hyperacute Hypoxemia ... (JVP, edema), Lung ... Exam, POCUS (B-lines ... , lung sliding) ... Management #treatment #criticalcare
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
and Associated Lung ... bronchograms (atelectasis has ... severity Acute Respiratory ... submassive PE) POCUS ... #POCUS #ultrasound
In ARDS, we know that the lungs are so diffusely injured that the remaining total area
Stress come into play ... spared region has ... ml/kg is what has ... #ards #foamed #criticalcare ... #treatment #respiratory
The BLUE-protocol decision tree - performed on dyspneic patients who will be admitted to the ICU

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with A-lines ... with lung-rockets ... irregular pleural line ... Hi-Res .mp4 version ... /11924/dyspnea-criticalcare-pulmonary-algorithm-pocus
#pocus in a ventilated patient with #covid showing:
Row 1: bilateral, diffuse ground glass (lung) rockets with
#pocus in a ventilated ... patient with #covid ... ground glass (lung ... irregular pleural line ... #criticalcare
ECMO Troubleshooting - OnePager Summary
ECMO Emergency Protocol - Team should train/practice & have necessary supplies at
drainage & return lines ... Exchange Problems: • HYPOXEMIA ... function of native lung ... or membrane lung ... differential #management #criticalcare