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Approach to Selecting Respiratory Support:
-The role of noninvasive respiratory support is generally to reduce the patient's
Selecting Respiratory Support ... pneumonia vs. heart failure ... CriticalCare #BiPAP #BiLevel ... HFNC #HighFlow #NIPPV ... RespiratorySupport #Selection #Algorithm
COVID-19 Hypoxia Management

Indication for endotracheal intubation?
Tolerating supplemental oxygen?
Consider HFNC
Not tolerating HFNC or HFNC is not available?
Consider
CONSIDER: a trial of NIPPV ... #respiratory #support ... COVID19 #management #schema ... criticalcare #hypoxia #failure ... #algorithm #survivingsepsis
Graded Oxygen Administration in COVID-19

#respiratory #support #COVID19 #management #schema #criticalcare #hypoxia #failure #algorithm #coronavirus #sarscov2 #oxygen
#respiratory #support ... COVID19 #management #schema ... criticalcare #hypoxia #failure ... #algorithm #coronavirus
Causes of Congenital Anomalies - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Malformation
 • Embryonic development failure or inadequacy (often multifactorial)
Deformation
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Embryonic development failure ... Deformation • Abnormal ... tissue (e.g. ischemia ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Proposed Respiratory Support Algorithm in COVID19

The ‘intubate early’ paradigm, where patients who “fail” low flow oxygen
Proposed Respiratory Support ... Algorithm in COVID19 ... COVID19 #management #schema ... criticalcare #hypoxia #failure ... #algorithm
General schema for respiratory support in patients with COVID-19
Low flow nasal cannula
 • Typically set at
General schema for ... respiratory support ... #respiratory #support ... criticalcare #hypoxia #failure ... #algorithm
Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
tests algorithm ... This figure details ... tests, synthetic failure ... should be sought to support ... #Algorithm #Hepatology
Approach to Possible Hypertensive Emergency

criteria required to diagnose hypertensive emergency
(1) Severe hypertension
 - Usually a MAP
- Myocardial ischemia ... type-II myocardial ischemia ... ultrasonography might support ... chronic renal failure ... Emergency #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Hypothermia - Protocol for ED
CORE TEMP < 34º
INITIAL THERAPY
 • Remove wet garments
 • Avoid rough
Glucose • CBC, Chem ... 34ºC) • Infuse Normal ... Consider inotropic support ... Consider inotropic support ... management #treatment #algorithm
Management of Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor (ICI) Induced Cardiotoxicity
Problem - Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) are associated with
myocarditis and heart failure ... conditions including ischemia ... symptoms G2: Abnormal ... advanced heart failure ... including hemodynamic support