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Protected Airway Intubation Checklist - COVID19

Preparation
Pre-Oxygenation
Intubation
Post-Intubation

Dr. Christopher Hicks @HumanFact0rz

#Protected #Airway #Intubation #Checklist #COVID19 #CriticalCare #Management
Protected Airway ... HumanFact0rz #Protected
Protected Airway Intubation Pre-Brief Checklist - COVID19

1. ROLE ASSIGNMENT
2. PPE: Extended gloves, BLUE gown, N95, face
Protected Airway ... #PreBrief #Protected
Non-Invasive Positive Pressure Ventilation
Indications: 
 • COPD exacerbation (↓ intubation, ↓ mortality), Cardiogenic pulmonary edema (↓
, Inability to protect ... Recent head/neck surgery
Prevention and Treatment of Nutritional Complications after Bariatric Surgery
Types of Bariatric Surgery:
 • Adjustable Gastric Banding
Prevention and Treatment ... after Bariatric Surgery ... Types of Bariatric Surgery ... #Bariatric #Surgery ... #Differential #Treatment
Graves' Disease Treatment
Thionamides (mainly methimazole)
 • Chance of remission in up to 2 years
 • No
Graves' Disease Treatment ... hyperthyroidism resolution Surgery ... Graves #Disease #Treatment
Relapsing Acute Severe Ulcerative Colitis - Management Algorithm
Loss of Response:
 • (Re)consult Colorectal Surgery
 • Assess
consult Colorectal Surgery ... Imaging • Urgent surgery ... ≠ Treatment Failure ... If Hesitant for Surgery ... Algorithm #IBD #Treatment
Emergency Management of Hyperkalemia in Adults
Assess Patient - Airway Breathing Circulation Disability Exposure (ABCDE) Approach
 •
Consider cause and if treatment ... - 6.4 mmol/L - Treatment ... /L - Emergency treatment ... indicated Protect ... management #algorithm #treatment
Management of Abdominal Distension and Bloating - Treatment Algorithm

Definitions
Pathophysiology
Organic/Pathologic Etiologies:
 • Small Intestinal Bowel Overgrowth (SIBO)
and Bloating - Treatment ... • Prior GEJ surgery ... Fundoplication, Bariatric surgery ... Diagnostics and Testing Treatment ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Treatment
Hordeolum vs Chalazion

Hordeolum (Stye):
 • Location: Most commonly found at or near an eyelash follicle
 •
, swelling • Treatment ... painless lump • Treatment ... antibiotic eyedrops, surgery
What is the difference between ischemic colitis and mesenteric ischemia?
A common misnomer. Mesenteric ischemia and ischemic
scripts and initial treatment ... • Tx: urgent surgery ... conservative, surgery