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Proposed Respiratory Support Algorithm in COVID19

The ‘intubate early’ paradigm, where patients who “fail” low flow oxygen
Respiratory Support Algorithm ... intubated and mechanically ... ventilated, has ... ventilation, most ... unequivocally required
Adjuvant therapies in critical care: steroids to treat infectious diseases
 - Severe Community Acquired Pneumonia
Severe Community Acquired ... severe community-acquired ... pneumonia, MV mechanical ... ventilation, ARDS ... Corticosteroids #Adjuvant #InfectiousDiseases
CAP, HCAP, HAP and VAP - Diagnosis and Treatment

HCAP & CAP – those presenting to the
HAP and VAP - Diagnosis ... the hospital or mechanical ... ventilation, respectively ... VAP #Pneumonia #Acquired ... Management #Treatment #InfectiousDisease
Hantavirus
Pathogen: Hantavirus - Rodents are the primary reservoir
Transmission:
 • Shed in the urine, feces, saliva of
Febrile illness + ARDS ... +/- diarrhea Diagnosis ... vasopressors, mechanical ... ventilation • ... #microbiology #infectiousdiseases
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
like illnesses, COVID ... Weakness: May require ventilator ... Guillain-Barre Diagnosis ... Plasmapheresis + IVIG • Mechanical ... ventilation
Type L:
 - Low elastance. The nearly normal compliance indicates that the amount of gas in
normal - Low ventilation-to-perfusion ... , as in severe ARDS ... Citerio @Dr_Cit #COVID19 ... Phenotypes #Variations #Diagnosis ... #Management #SARSCOV2