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Graded Oxygen Administration in COVID-19

#respiratory #support #COVID19 #management #schema #criticalcare #hypoxia #failure #algorithm #coronavirus #sarscov2 #oxygen
support #COVID19 #management ... #schema #criticalcare ... #hypoxia #failure ... #algorithm #coronavirus
Ivermectin. Old anti-parasitic agent making a comeback with recent headlines from in-vitro study that showed antiviral
activity against SARS-CoV ... … #COVID19 #Coronavirus ... #SARS-CoV-2 #Pandemic ... InfectiousDiseases #CriticalCare ... Virus #Antiviral #Management
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
with diff • Chem ... studies legionella/strep ... glucocorticoids • Severe/ failure ... Organizing #Pneumonia #COP ... ILD #diagnosis #management
Understanding & Treating ARDS - Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

•  Timing - within one week of
Acute Respiratory Distress ... - respiratory failure ... #Respiratory #Distress ... Syndrome #Diagnosis #Management ... #CriticalCare
Simplified Airway Management Algorithm
Admittedly sacrificing some detail, this simplified airway management algorithm highlights the critical steps,
Simplified Airway Management ... simplified airway management ... highlights the critical steps ... decompensation and failure ... #CriticalCare
COVID-19 Hypoxia Management

Indication for endotracheal intubation?
Tolerating supplemental oxygen?
Consider HFNC
Not tolerating HFNC or HFNC is not available?
Consider
COVID-19 Hypoxia Management ... support #COVID19 #management ... #schema #criticalcare ... #hypoxia #failure
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 - MAP <65. SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
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Lactate > 1.5 High CO ... Insufficiency, Liver Failure ... Cord Injury Low CO ... Differential #Diagnosis #criticalcare ... algorithm #treatment #management
Proposed Respiratory Support Algorithm in COVID19

The ‘intubate early’ paradigm, where patients who “fail” low flow oxygen
support #COVID19 #management ... #schema #criticalcare ... #hypoxia #failure
General schema for respiratory support in patients with COVID-19
Low flow nasal cannula
 • Typically set at
General schema for ... support #COVID19 #management ... #schema #criticalcare ... #hypoxia #failure
Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Type A: Impaired O2 Delivery (DO2)
 • Decreased O2 Delivery: Hypotension
Hypoxemia, Regional Ischemia ... Increased O2 Demand: Stress ... Systemic liver Failure ... , Renal failure, ... Differential #Diagnosis #criticalcare