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COVID-19 review…here is a list of some of the drugs that are currently being used or
COVID-19 review… ... Also, WHO recently ... the 4 drug study arms ... CoronaVirus #Treatment #Management ... #Pharmacology #CriticalCare
AIRBORNE ISOLATION/COVID19 INTUBATION CHECKLIST
Does this patient require ETI? 
If patient is to be intubated and is
AIRBORNE ISOLATION/COVID19 ... needed Leave all ... #Intubation #Airway ... #CriticalCare # ... Management
Difficult Airway Algorithm

1. Assess the likelihood and clinical impact of basic management problems: 
 • Difficulty
impact of basic management ... management. 3 ... Video-assisted laryngoscopy as ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia #CriticalCare ... #Management
Emergency Tracheostomy Management Algorithm - Patent Upper Airway

This algorithm assumes a potentially patent upper airway, meaning
Emergency Tracheostomy Management ... - Patent Upper Airway ... for the upper airway ... As the original ... #Management #CriticalCare
COVID-19 - A Seattle Intensivist's One-Page Cheat-Sheet on COVID-19 v2.7 Updated March 26 2020

(v2.7) incorporating newer
JAMA paper as well ... as data on new ... v2.3) updated to reflect ... Cheatsheet #Diagnosis #Management ... #Coronavirus #CriticalCare
APRV - Overview 

Airway pressure release ventilation (APRV) uses prolonged periods of high continuous positive airway
- Overview Airway ... continuous positive airway ... • Intended as ... MDaniyalHashmi1 #APRV #CriticalCare ... #Ventilation #Management
Possible Ventilator Allocation Protocol

BLUE (Exclusion criterion or SOFA > 11)
 - No Ventilator Provided
 - Use
Use ventilators as ... Use ventilators as ... Reassess as needed ... #CriticalCare # ... Management #Ethics
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
consciousness Differential ... horizontal movements; also ... stimulation to all ... Decorticate posturing: Arms ... wrists flexed back, away
Hypoxemia / Hypoxia - Rapid Response Management Algorithm

Stridor - Upper airway pathology:
 • Anaphylaxis
 • Foreign
Rapid Response Management ... Stridor - Upper airway ... Movement - Lower airway ... e.g., GBS, MG, ALS ... Hypoxemia #Hypoxia #differential
COVID-19 Intubations - Team Roles to Minimize Exposure

Respiratory Therapist is encouraged to stay outside the room
COVID-19 Intubations ... Backup b) Surgical Airway ... Response The COVID ... #Assignments #Management ... #CriticalCare #