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COVID-19 RESPIRATORY PATHWAY ALGORITHM
Awake proning may help with oxygenation
Permissive hypoxemia, if closely monitored and in the
RESPIRATORY PATHWAY ALGORITHM ... Awake proning ... #RESPIRATORY #Support ... #ALGORITHM #NIV ... SARSCOV2 #Hypoxemia #Failure
Post Proning Nursing Checklist
Head/Face: 
 - Check ETT/tracheostomy is accessible/not kinked (ETT cm at teeth …..)
Checklist Head ... 30° foot down positioning ... suction - Breasts supported ... Pelvis: - Pelvis support ... #Nursing #Checklist
General schema for respiratory support in patients with COVID-19
Low flow nasal cannula
 • Typically set at
for respiratory support ... Prone positioning ... • Proning is a ... criticalcare #hypoxia #failure ... #algorithm
Failure to Thrive - Evaluation Checklist
 • History: Baseline, ADLs/iADLs, Med Rec, ROS, Social support &
Failure to Thrive ... - Evaluation Checklist ... Rec, ROS, Social support ... BrighamMedRes #FTT #Failure ... #diagnosis
Approach to Selecting Respiratory Support:
-The role of noninvasive respiratory support is generally to reduce the patient's
Selecting Respiratory Support ... noninvasive respiratory support ... the patient's diagnosis ... pneumonia vs. heart failure ... RespiratorySupport #Selection #Algorithm
Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
function tests algorithm ... tests, synthetic failure ... should be sought to support ... a diagnosis of ... LFTs #Abnormal #Algorithm
Approach to Possible Hypertensive Emergency

criteria required to diagnose hypertensive emergency
(1) Severe hypertension
 - Usually a MAP
criteria required to diagnose ... ultrasonography might support ... the diagnosis of ... chronic renal failure ... #Algorithm #CriticalCare
Scurvy (Vitamin C Deficiency) - Diagnosis and Management

Vitamin C is required for hydroxylation of proline residues
Deficiency) - Diagnosis ... hydroxylation of proline ... molecules, which support ... Poor appetite and failure ... Pathophysiology #Nutrition #Diagnosis
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
Decompensated Heart Failure ... simply a clinical diagnosis ... establishing a diagnosis ... even mechanical support ... #algorithm #management
Approach to ARDS - PseudoARDS

A diagnostic/therapeutic strategy for ARDS is suggested, based on the PROSEVA trial
PseudoARDS A diagnostic ... PROSEVA trial (figure ... may benefit from proning ... don't require proning ... ARDS #PseudoARDS #Algorithm