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Graded Oxygen Administration in COVID-19

#respiratory #support #COVID19 #management #schema #criticalcare #hypoxia #failure #algorithm #coronavirus #sarscov2 #oxygen
in COVID-19 ... #respiratory #support ... #COVID19 #management ... failure #algorithm #coronavirus ... #sarscov2 #oxygen
COVID-19 Hypoxia Management

Indication for endotracheal intubation?
Tolerating supplemental oxygen?
Consider HFNC
Not tolerating HFNC or HFNC is not available?
Consider
COVID-19 Hypoxia ... Management Indication ... Tolerating supplemental oxygen ... Guidelines #respiratory ... #support #COVID19
Proposed Respiratory Support Algorithm in COVID19

The ‘intubate early’ paradigm, where patients who “fail” low flow oxygen
Support Algorithm ... fail” low flow oxygen ... us believe that intubation ... #support #COVID19 ... #management #schema
AIRBORNE ISOLATION/COVID19 INTUBATION CHECKLIST
Does this patient require ETI? 
If patient is to be intubated and is
AIRBORNE ISOLATION/COVID19 ... and is not in respiratory ... isolation, put in respiratory ... Take Into Room Support ... #CriticalCare #Management
COVID-19 Diagnosis and Management Summary
Clinical and laboratory testing
Lung Ultrasound
HRCT scan
In-hospital treatment
Severity assessment and respiratory support 
Post-mortem
COVID-19 Diagnosis ... and Management ... assessment and respiratory ... support Post-mortem ... #Summary #treatment
Oxygen Delivery Systems
Nasal Cannula:
 • Flow: 1 - 6 L/min
 • FiO2: 25 - 40% (-4%/L
Oxygen Delivery ... Delivery #Systems #respiratory ... #support #devices ... #management #pulmonary ... #comparison
COVID-19 - A Seattle Intensivist's One-Page Cheat-Sheet on COVID-19 v2.7 Updated March 26 2020

(v2.7) incorporating newer
as data on new treatment ... US and updated treatment ... clarified the treatment ... worldwide numbers) • Incubation ... Cheatsheet #Diagnosis #Management
COVID-19 Intubations - Team Roles to Minimize Exposure

Respiratory Therapist is encouraged to stay outside the room
COVID-19 Intubations ... Minimize Exposure Respiratory ... equipment or to support ... #Intubation #Teams ... #Assignments #Management
Bamlanivimab EUA - High Risk Criteria
 • BMI ≥ 35
 • Chronic kidney disease
 • Diabetes
immunosuppressive treatment ... /other chronic respiratory ... EUA #Criteria #covid19 ... #coronavirus #management
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
like illnesses, COVID ... patients) • Respiratory ... require ventilator support ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #neurology