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Running out of Analgesia and Sedation Medications due to #COVID19?  Anand Swaminathan, MD has put
out of Analgesia and ... Medications #management ... treatment #sarscov2 #criticalcare ... #coronavirus #medications ... sedative #analgesia #pharmacology
Vasopressors Demystified

Shock comes in many flavors and so do vasopressors. Here’s a OnePager summarizing my approach
in many flavors and ... administer them, and ... Vasopressors #Basics #CriticalCare ... #Management #Pharmacology ... #Comparison #Inotropes
Pressors and Inotropes

Norepinephrine
 • alpha1 > beta 1
 • Increase SVR > Inotropy
Vasopressin
 • V1
 •
Pressors and Inotropes ... Pressors #Inotropes #criticalcare ... #pharmacology # ... comparison #shock ... #management
An Algorithm for the Management of Seizures

The management of active seizures is algorithmic, starting with a
the Management ... Seizures The management ... bag-valve mask ... Pharmacologic treatment ... #Management #Emergency
Difficult Airway Algorithm

1. Assess the likelihood and clinical impact of basic management problems: 
 • Difficulty
Difficult Airway Algorithm ... • Difficult mask ... Difficult #airway #algorithm ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia #CriticalCare ... #Management
Vasopressors and Inotropes
 • Norepinephrine - Levophed - "Levo" - Generally thought of as the first
Vasopressors and ... Vasopressors #Inotropes #management ... #criticalcare # ... summary #comparison ... #table #pharmacology
COVID-19 Intubation Checklist

Personal protective equipment (PPE)
 • Standard PPE
   • N95 or PAPR.
using BVM: Hold mask ... PPE (use ethanol hand ... Checklist #SARSCoV2 #Management ... #CriticalCare # ... Coronavirus
Mechanical ventilation in obese patients according to the i-STAR Algorithm
Intubate
 • Anticipate difficult airway management and
to the i-STAR Algorithm ... difficult airway management ... and difficult mask ... patients #iSTAR #Algorithm ... #CriticalCare
Oxygen Delivery Devices
1. Flow is a variable describing the movement of a volume of gas over
(MV) = VT x RR and ... air is 21% O2 and ... NRB) • Venturi Mask ... Devices #Flow #Comparison ... #management #criticalcare
Possible Approach to Immunosuppression in Severe COVID-19

The diagnosis and treatment of cytokine storm remains unknown and
The diagnosis and ... anticoagulation #COVID19 #management ... #schema #criticalcare ... #algorithm #SARSCOV2 ... #Coronavirus