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Understanding & Treating ARDS - Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

•  Timing - within one week of
Understanding & Treating ARDS ... Acute Respiratory Distress ... - respiratory failure ... @nickmmark #ARDS ... Diagnosis #Management #CriticalCare
Mechanical ventilation in obese patients according to the i-STAR Algorithm
Intubate
 • Anticipate difficult airway management and
to the i-STAR Algorithm ... haemodynamic impairment Set ... ARDSnet low-PEEP table ... patients #iSTAR #Algorithm ... obese #Management #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 ... COVID19 #management #schema ... #criticalcare # ... hypoxia #failure ... #algorithm #survivingsepsis
ISCHEMIA Trial - Management Algorithm for patients with Stable Angina

Stress Test -> ? +moderate or severe
Management Algorithm ... patients with Stable ... Angina Stress ... This is not for ... Diagnosis #Management #Algorithm
Proposed Respiratory Support Algorithm in COVID19

The ‘intubate early’ paradigm, where patients who “fail” low flow oxygen
the disease and not ... COVID19 #management #schema ... #criticalcare # ... hypoxia #failure ... #algorithm
In ARDS, we know that the lungs are so diffusely injured that the remaining total area
In ARDS, we know ... be diffuse, but not ... see heterogenous patterns ... but if you can get ... #foamed #criticalcare
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
Berlin Criteria met ... other cause of ARDS ... of (Acute resp distress ... CVP, left heart failure ... diagnosis #comparison #table
The Berlin Definition of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)

Chest imaging - Bilateral opacities—not fully explained by
Acute Respiratory Distress ... Syndrome (ARDS) ... - Respiratory failure ... by cardiac failure ... #Diagnosis #CriticalCare
Personality Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
• Enduring pattern of experience and behaviour that deviates from cultural
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... leads to distress ... is stable and of ... is not due to another ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
General schema for respiratory support in patients with COVID-19
Low flow nasal cannula
 • Typically set at
General schema for ... • Typically set ... #criticalcare # ... hypoxia #failure ... #algorithm