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Approach to Selecting Respiratory Support:
-The role of noninvasive respiratory support is generally to reduce the patient's
pneumonia vs. heart failure ... #Management #CriticalCare ... #HFNC #HighFlow ... #Noninvasive #Ventilation ... RespiratorySupport #Selection #Algorithm
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) - Basics
Mode of cardiopulmonary support used to treat pulmonary and/or cardiovascular failure
cardiovascular failure ... cardiopulmonary failure ... • Adjust ventilator ... clearance (ie, ventilation ... #ECMO #Basics #management
An Algorithm for the Management of COVID-19 Hypoxic Respiratory Failure 

#algorithm #management #ddxof #sarscov2 #covid19 #Respiratory
An Algorithm for ... the Management ... #algorithm ... #management #ddxof ... #support
Noninvasive Ventilation Summary
Positive pressure ventilation that is delivered through a nasal, mask, or helmet interface and
air trapping • Bilevel ... support augments ... oxygenation BIPAP - Bilevel ... • Supports oxygenation ... #management #pulmonary
Proposed Respiratory Support Algorithm in COVID19

The ‘intubate early’ paradigm, where patients who “fail” low flow oxygen
Algorithm in COVID19 ... the mechanical ventilation ... #COVID19 #management ... criticalcare #hypoxia #failure ... #algorithm
Graded Oxygen Administration in COVID-19

#respiratory #support #COVID19 #management #schema #criticalcare #hypoxia #failure #algorithm #coronavirus #sarscov2 #oxygen
#respiratory #support ... #COVID19 #management ... criticalcare #hypoxia #failure ... #algorithm #coronavirus
Non-Invasive Positive Pressure Ventilation
Indications: 
 • COPD exacerbation (↓ intubation, ↓ mortality), Cardiogenic pulmonary edema (↓
Positive Pressure Ventilation ... of respiratory failure ... Spontaneous Time (a.k.a BiLevel ... Positive #Pressure #Ventilation ... #diagnosis #management
General schema for respiratory support in patients with COVID-19
Low flow nasal cannula
 • Typically set at
for respiratory support ... #respiratory #support ... #COVID19 #management ... criticalcare #hypoxia #failure ... #algorithm
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 ... #respiratory #support ... #COVID19 #management ... criticalcare #hypoxia #failure ... #algorithm #survivingsepsis
Stages in the development of HF and recommended therapy by stage. ACEI indicates angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor;
; HFpEF, heart failure ... ; HFrEF, heart failure ... mechanical circulatory support ... Stages #ACCAHA #Algorithm ... #Management #Cardiology