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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
Consider HFNC Not ... Society of Critical ... management #schema #criticalcare ... #hypoxia #failure ... #algorithm #survivingsepsis
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
-> multiorgan failure ... death Common Clinical ... EmmGeezee #Shock #Classification ... management #Overview #criticalcare ... differential #causes #classification
Lymphomas and Lymphoproliferative Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hodgkin Lymphoma ~40% - Characteristic For Reed-Sternberg (RS) Cells
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... involvement, irregular pattern ... spread, B symptoms not ... Lymphoproliferative #Disorders #Classification ... #pathophysiology
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
-> multiorgan failure ... death Common Clinical ... EmmGeezee #Shock #Classification ... management #Overview #criticalcare ... differential #causes #classification
Severity of Aortic Stenosis in Adults 
Current ACC/AHA guidelines recommend cut-off values for Doppler-echocardiographic measurements of
ESC guidelines set ... >50 mmHg (2) (Table ... common problem in clinical ... A common pattern ... AorticStenosis #Classification
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
Decompensated Heart Failure ... just simply a clinical ... #differential #algorithm ... cardiology #treatment #table ... heartfailure #chf #criticalcare
General schema for respiratory support in patients with COVID-19
Low flow nasal cannula
 • Typically set at
• Typically set ... Internet Book of Critical ... management #schema #criticalcare ... #hypoxia #failure ... #algorithm
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
Risk factors: Critical ... blood donor • Pathophysiology ... Berlin Criteria met ... CVP, left heart failure ... diagnosis #comparison #table
In ARDS, we know that the lungs are so diffusely injured that the remaining total area
be diffuse, but not ... see heterogenous patterns ... #pathophysiology ... #ards #foamed #criticalcare ... #respiratory #clinical
Hepatorenal Syndrome (HRS)

Definition:
• Functional, potentially reversible kidney impairment.
• Occurs in advanced liver disease: cirrhosis, severe alcoholic
or acute liver failure ... Pathophysiology: ... Diagnosis (Clinical ... Classification: ... response does not