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Complicated Parapneumonic Effusion (CPPE) on Pleuroscopy

We know that pH can vary in different locules in CPPE.
Complicated Parapneumonic ... Effusion (CPPE) ... important to Rx as CPPE ... #Complicated #Parapneumonic ... #Pleural #Effusion
AIRBORNE ISOLATION/COVID19 INTUBATION CHECKLIST
Does this patient require ETI? 
If patient is to be intubated and is
ISOLATION/COVID19 INTUBATION ... nurse, alternate intubator ... outside room in PPE ... @emupdates #Intubation ... #CriticalCare #Management
COVID-19 Intubation Checklist

Personal protective equipment (PPE)
 • Standard PPE
   • N95 or PAPR.
COVID-19 Intubation ... protective equipment (PPE ... ) • Standard PPE ... iBookCC #COVID19 #Intubation ... Checklist #SARSCoV2 #Management
Weaning from the Ventilator - Algorithm
Setting up for extubation success
 • Decrease demand — correct metabolic
Setting up for extubation ... consider draining pleural ... Ventilator #Algorithm #Extubation ... #CriticalCare #Management
Protected Airway Intubation Pre-Brief Checklist - COVID19

1. ROLE ASSIGNMENT
2. PPE: Extended gloves, BLUE gown, N95, face
Protected Airway Intubation ... PPE: Extended gloves ... Protected #Airway #Intubation ... #CriticalCare #Management
Ventilator Troubleshooting Summary
High PIP, nl Pplat:
 - DDx: Tubing problem, Bronchospasm, Secretions
 - Next Steps: Check
DDx: Mainstem intubation ... Bag, BS, CXR, CTPE ... Troubleshooting #diagnosis #management
Intracranial Hemorrhage (ICH) and Increased Intracranial Pressure (ICP) - Pathophysiology
ICH Management:
1. Manage Blood Pressure
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Pathophysiology ICH Management ... Neuroprotective Intubation ... but also reduces CPP ... Target CPP 60. ... #neurosurgery #management
Airway Intubation Checklist
GATHER/TEST EQUIPMENT: NC, BVM + PEEP Valve, Free flowing IV, EKG, SpO2 monitor, ETT
Airway Intubation ... kit, Bougie, Don PPE ... uncertain POST INTUBATION ... MANAGEMENT o ... criticalcare #airway #management
COVID-19 Intubations - Team Roles to Minimize Exposure

Respiratory Therapist is encouraged to stay outside the room
COVID-19 Intubations ... without the expected PPE ... 27F01B880E311E2F45463761C33ABAA3541 #COVID19 #Intubation ... #Assignments #Management
COVID-19 - A Seattle Intensivist's One-Page Cheat-Sheet on COVID-19 v2.7 Updated March 26 2020

(v2.7) incorporating newer
worldwide numbers) • Incubation ... numerous B-lines, pleural ... Cheatsheet #Diagnosis #Management