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CPAP Troubleshooting Tips
1. Wrong size/style mask → try a different mask, nasal pillows
2. Trouble getting used
CPAP Troubleshooting ... tolerating forced air ... noise → check air ... BrighamChiefs #CPAP ... Troubleshooting #Tips #management
Evaluation of Electrical Injury in the Emergency Department 

Common Injuries by System:

CNS - Seizure, coma, spinal
Evaluation of Electrical ... ED arrival MSK ... especially with AC ... #Electricity #Evaluation ... #Diagnosis #Management
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
Diagnosis and Management ... 1) or anatomic shunt ... Arterial blood gas (ABC ... older) on room air ... SpO2 > 88% • Management
Oxygen Delivery Devices
1. Flow is a variable describing the movement of a volume of gas over
Room air is 21% ... sealed systems (CPAP ... /BPAP/ventilator ... NRB) • Venturi Mask ... Flow #Comparison #management
Esophageal Variceal Bleeding - Diagnosis and Management Summary
PRE-ENDOSCOPY
Vasoactive agents - Octreotide: 
 • 50mcg bolus →
Diagnosis and Management ... bolus → 50mcg/hr infusion ... portosystemic shunt ... TIPS • Pre-TIPS evaluation ... Bleeding #Diagnosis #Management
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Preoperative Risk Evaluation ... specific questions to ask ... OSA • Continue CPAP ... medical and surgical management ... perioperative #Risk #Evaluation
Continuous Positive Airway Pressure in the Neonate

WHY CPAP? 
• Maintain airway patency 
• Helps avoid alveoli
Neonate WHY CPAP ... and fit of the mask ... and hat to avoid air ... - Monitor HR. perfusion ... #Neonate #Management
Pediatric Trauma Primary Survey: C-ABCDE
C - Catastrophic Bleeding - Life-threatening hemorrhage
 • Apply direct pressure/compression bandage
skin, ↑ HR, ↓ cap ... 15 mg/kg/hr IV infusion ... • Vaspressor infusion ... blankets, forced-air ... Survey #CABCDE #management
COVID-19 Related Personal Protection Management 

Level I protection 
 • Disposable surgical cap
 • Disposable surgical
Personal Protection Management ... Disposable surgical cap ... Disposable surgical mask ... devices or powered air-purifying ... PersonalProtectiveEquipment #Levels #Management
Protocol for Doffing PPE

Wash hands and remove visible bodily fluids/blood contaminants on the outer surfaces at
Remove powered air-purifying ... /mask (if used) ... hands and remove mask ... hands and remove cap ... Removal #Checklist #Management