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Cardiff COVID-19 Daily checklist - Matt Morgan
A daily checklist for critically ill #covid19 patients. Concentrates on
Cardiff COVID-19 ... critically ill #covid19 ... Is Norad > 0.5 mcg ... /kg/min? ... #Daily #criticalcare
Proposed Respiratory Support Algorithm in COVID19

The ‘intubate early’ paradigm, where patients who “fail” low flow oxygen
Support Algorithm in COVID19 ... low flow oxygen (e.g ... patients with COVID ... respiratory #support #COVID19 ... management #schema #criticalcare
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Distress Syndrome – ARDS ... objective assessment“ (e.g ... sepsis-associated ARDS ... days after dx of ARDS ... Diagnosis #Management #CriticalCare
COVID-19 Patient Intubation Checklist and Supplies

Intubation Equipment List
 • Appropriately sized tracheal tube with subglottic suction
COVID-19 Patient ... Emergency drugs e.g ... and equipment e.g ... dr_imranahmad #COVID19 ... Checklist #Supplies #CriticalCare
COVID-19 Intubation Checklist

Personal protective equipment (PPE)
 • Standard PPE
   • N95 or PAPR.
COVID-19 Intubation ... dose paralytic (e.g ... at least 1.2 mg/kg ... Care @iBookCC #COVID19 ... SARSCoV2 #Management #CriticalCare
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
like illnesses, COVID ... Can begin in arms ... Absent Reflexes: Arms ... Electrodiagnostic studies - EMG
Post Proning Nursing Checklist
Head/Face: 
 - Check ETT/tracheostomy is accessible/not kinked (ETT cm at teeth …..)
between legs Arms ... lines patent - ECG ... #Post #Prone #CriticalCare
Neuromuscular Blockade (Paralytics) and Monitoring

Neuromuscular blockade caring for patients with severe ARDS and may reduce mortality.
patients with severe ARDS ... induced lung injury (e.g ... Monitoring: • EEG ... Monitoring - Use EEG ... Monitoring #neurology #criticalcare
The Berlin Definition of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)

Chest imaging - Bilateral opacities—not fully explained by
Distress Syndrome (ARDS ... objective assessment (eg ... #Diagnosis #CriticalCare ... #ARDS #Acute #Respiratory
TRALI Diagnostic Criteria
TRALI type 1 - Patients who have no risk factors for ARDS and meet
risk factors for ARDS ... edema on imaging (eg ... risk factors for ARDS ... diagnosed with ARDS ... Criteria #pulmonary #criticalcare