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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 ... Guidelines #respiratory ... support #COVID19 #management ... #schema #criticalcare ... hypoxia #failure #algorithm
Proposed Respiratory Support Algorithm in COVID19

The ‘intubate early’ paradigm, where patients who “fail” low flow oxygen
Proposed Respiratory ... Support Algorithm ... the disease and not ... support #COVID19 #management ... #schema #criticalcare
General schema for respiratory support in patients with COVID-19
Low flow nasal cannula
 • Typically set at
General schema for ... • Typically set ... support #COVID19 #management ... #schema #criticalcare ... hypoxia #failure #algorithm
Possible approach to empiric anticoagulation in COVID-19

Is D-dimer above '"1,000-2,000 ng/ml?
Contraindication to anticoagulation?
Check fibrinogen level and/or
hyper-coagulable pattern ... Hypo-coagulable pattern ... anticoagulation #COVID19 #management ... #schema #criticalcare ... #algorithm #SARSCOV2
Mechanical ventilation in obese patients according to the i-STAR Algorithm
Intubate
 • Anticipate difficult airway management and
to the i-STAR Algorithm ... difficult airway management ... ARDSnet low-PEEP table ... Parameters • Respiratory ... #CriticalCare
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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progressing GN • New ... upper and lower respiratory ... - (C-ANCA) pattern ... - (P-ANCA) pattern ... #rheumatology #classification
Fluid Responsiveness and Fluid Tolerance Testing - OnePager Summary
Fluid resuscitation can be beneficial when required or
(PPV) with the respiratory ... PULMONARY A vs B-LINE PATTERN ... predominant lung US pattern ... testing #diagnosis #criticalcare ... comparison #challenges #management
In ARDS, we know that the lungs are so diffusely injured that the remaining total area
be diffuse, but not ... see heterogenous patterns ... pathophysiology #diagnosis #management ... #ards #foamed #criticalcare ... #treatment #respiratory
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
are typically able ... cannot, coronary ischemia ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... echocardiogram #management ... #clinical #criticalcare
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
are typically able ... cannot, coronary ischemia ... #diagnosis #management ... clinica l#foamed #algorithm ... #criticalcare