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POCUS Lung Algorithm for the Use of Ultrasound in the Evaluation of Dyspnea 

#Diagnosis #Management #CriticalCare
POCUS Lung Algorithm ... of Dyspnea #Diagnosis ... #Management #CriticalCare ... #POCUS #Dyspnea ... #Lung #Pulmonary
Effect of Lung Recruitment and Titrated Positive End-Expiratory Pressure (PEEP) vs Low PEEP on Mortality in
and Titrated Positive ... Patients With Acute Respiratory ... findings do not support ... Postoperative #Pulmonary ... #CriticalCare
Proposed Respiratory Support Algorithm in COVID19

The ‘intubate early’ paradigm, where patients who “fail” low flow oxygen
Proposed Respiratory ... Support Algorithm ... patients with COVID lung ... #management #schema ... #criticalcare #
Hyperacute Hypoxemia - Workup and Management
Differential Diagnosis: Aspiration, Flash Pulmonary Edema, Mucous Plugging, Bronchospasm, Pulmonary Embolism,
(JVP, edema), Lung ... Exam, POCUS (B-lines ... , lung sliding) ... Airway, Circulatory Support ... #criticalcare
Approach to Selecting Respiratory Support:
-The role of noninvasive respiratory support is generally to reduce the patient's
Support: -The role ... support is generally ... the patient's diagnosis ... #Management #CriticalCare ... RespiratorySupport #Selection #Algorithm
Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation (NIPPV)

Expiratory & Inspiratory Positive Airway Pressure
Both increase intrathoracic pressure, which can decrease
& Inspiratory Positive ... in obstructive lung ... exacerbation (cardiogenic pulmonary ... #indications #criticalcare ... #management
ExtraCorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) Fundamentals
Definitions:
 • ExtraCorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) provides prolonged pulmonary and/or circulatory support
provides prolonged pulmonary ... hypoxemia/mixed respiratorv ... cannula • VA: Pulmonary ... #Oxygenation #diagnosis ... #management
General schema for respiratory support in patients with COVID-19
Low flow nasal cannula
 • Typically set at
General schema for respiratory ... support in patients ... #management #schema ... #criticalcare # ... hypoxia #failure #algorithm
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Acute Respiratory ... leading to increased pulmonary ... consistent with pulmonary ... Summary #CheatSheet #Diagnosis ... #Management #CriticalCare
Algorithm for Management of Acute Exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD)

Obtain workup for alternate diagnoses and relevant comorbidities:
Algorithm for Management ... for alternate diagnoses ... ventilated • CXR, Lung ... 2 (or complete respiratory ... #treatment #pulmonary