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Understanding & Treating ARDS - Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

•  Timing - within one week of
bilateral opacities not ... - respiratory failure ... not explained entirely ... Acute #Syndrome #Diagnosis ... #Management #CriticalCare
Shock - Differential Diagnosis by Classification

Hypovolemic (Intravascular volume depletion)
 - Hemorrhagic 
   • Trauma
- Differential Diagnosis ... - Severe heart failure ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... Classification #Table ... #CriticalCare
COVID-19 Hypoxia Management

Indication for endotracheal intubation?
Tolerating supplemental oxygen?
Consider HFNC
Not tolerating HFNC or HFNC is not available?
Consider
Consider HFNC Not ... HFNC or HFNC is not ... management #schema #criticalcare ... #hypoxia #failure ... #algorithm #survivingsepsis
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
MAP = CO x SVR
Hypovolemic (↓ Intravascular volume):
 • Hemorrhage, dehydration due
- Differential Diagnosis ... • Severe heart failure ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #table #comparison ... #criticalcare
Shock Types and Classification
DISTRIBUTIVE 66%
 • Sepsis/SIRS, anaphylaxis, adrenal insufficiency, liver failure, toxins, spinal/neurogenic
 • Warm
insufficiency, liver failure ... CHF • Cold and Wet ... Classification #diagnosis ... #differential #criticalcare
Approach to Selecting Respiratory Support:
-The role of noninvasive respiratory support is generally to reduce the patient's
the patient's diagnosis ... pneumonia vs. heart failure ... ), not the ABG values ... #Management #CriticalCare ... RespiratorySupport #Selection #Algorithm
Pediatric SVT - Management Algorithm
Identify SVT:
 • HR not variable
 • Abrupt rate changes
 • Infants:
SVT - Management Algorithm ... Identify SVT: • HR not ... Monitors, Pads AP Stable ... shock or heart failure ... tachycardia #Management #Algorithm
Proposed Respiratory Support Algorithm in COVID19

The ‘intubate early’ paradigm, where patients who “fail” low flow oxygen
Respiratory Support Algorithm ... the disease and not ... management #schema #criticalcare ... #hypoxia #failure ... #algorithm
Algorithm for screening/diagnosis and treatment/follow‐up of iron deficiency in patients with chronic heart failure. Hb, haemoglobin;
Algorithm for screening ... /diagnosis and treatment ... chronic heart failure ... ; HFrEF, heart failure ... intravenous; NYHA, New
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 - MAP <65. SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
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- Differential Diagnosis ... Insufficiency, Liver Failure ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #criticalcare # ... algorithm #treatment