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COVID-19 patient Extubation
Objective: Extubation of a suspected COVID-19 patient whilst minimising aersolisation of virus particles. Orly
Objective: Extubation ... theatre table or bed ... facemask • Hudson mask ... deflate tube cuff • Intubation ... Checklist #Supplies #CriticalCare
Difficult Airway Algorithm

1. Assess the likelihood and clinical impact of basic management problems: 
 • Difficulty
• Difficult mask ... • Difficult intubation ... vs. intubation ... • Video-assisted ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia #CriticalCare
Nasal Oxygen Delivery Devices
Nasal cannula can be used to deliver supplemental O2. Conventional nasal cannula are
rate of requiring intubation ... HFNC can prevent reintubation ... Extubation to HFNC ... lower rates of re-intubation ... management #pulmonary #criticalcare
Rich Levitan teaches the VAPORS pneumonic: a quick run-through of the main issues to sort prior
st mungo's - ED ... #Management #CriticalCare ... Resuscitation #Sequence #Intubation
Navigating a Rapid Response Team (RRT)

Assert Leadership:
 • Stand at foot of bed
 • Introduce yourself
Stand at foot of bed ... RRT leader • Ask ... Orders placed, treatments ... RRT #Management #treatment ... #criticalcare
Airway Intubation Checklist
GATHER/TEST EQUIPMENT: NC, BVM + PEEP Valve, Free flowing IV, EKG, SpO2 monitor, ETT
Airway Intubation ... OPA, Suction, Video ... adjust height of bed ... uncertain POST INTUBATION ... #checklist #criticalcare
Post-Intubation Package Checklist
Quick Checklist
	Waveform Capnography
	Secure the Tube Well
	Confirm Lung Protective Vent Settings
	Achieve Adequate Analgesia and Sedation
	Raise
Post-Intubation ... the Head of the Bed ... PostIntubation #Checklist #CriticalCare
COVID-19 Intubation Checklist

Personal protective equipment (PPE)
 • Standard PPE
   • N95 or PAPR.
COVID-19 Intubation ... Stuff • Video ... using BVM: Hold mask ... iBookCC #COVID19 #Intubation ... SARSCoV2 #Management #CriticalCare
An Algorithm for the Management of Seizures

The management of active seizures is algorithmic, starting with a
and bag-valve mask ... Pharmacologic treatment ... requiring endotracheal intubation
Syphilis - Clinical Manifestations and Treatment

1) Primary Syphilis
 • Direct lesion contact during sex is responsible
Manifestations and Treatment ... the absence of treatment ... ulcerated • MSK ... after infection Treatment ... diagnosis #management #Treatment