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Approach to Selecting Respiratory Support:
-The role of noninvasive respiratory support is generally to reduce the patient's
Approach to Selecting ... pneumonia vs. heart failure ... #Management #CriticalCare ... RespiratorySupport #Selection ... #Algorithm #PulmCrit
Graded Oxygen Administration in COVID-19

#respiratory #support #COVID19 #management #schema #criticalcare #hypoxia #failure #algorithm #coronavirus #sarscov2 #oxygen
#respiratory #support ... management #schema #criticalcare ... #hypoxia #failure ... #algorithm #coronavirus
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) - Basics
Mode of cardiopulmonary support used to treat pulmonary and/or cardiovascular failure
cardiopulmonary support ... cardiovascular failure ... cardiopulmonary failure ... with very low tidal ... management #pulmonary #criticalcare
Stages in the development of HF and recommended therapy by stage. ACEI indicates angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor;
therapy; HF, heart failure ... ; HFpEF, heart failure ... ; HFrEF, heart failure ... mechanical circulatory support ... Stages #ACCAHA #Algorithm
Tailoring Vasopressors to a Patient's Physiology

Overall, norepinephrine, epinephrine, and vasopressin are all supported by evidence as
vasopressin are all supported ... #Management #CriticalCare ... #Vasopressor #Selection ... #Algorithm #FirstLine
General schema for respiratory support in patients with COVID-19
Low flow nasal cannula
 • Typically set at
for respiratory support ... Ventilation • Target tidal ... management #schema #criticalcare ... #hypoxia #failure ... #algorithm
Prone Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (P-CPR)
 - Confirm cardiac arrest
 - Shout for help
 - Commence prone CPR
Advanced Life Support ... (End tidal CO2 / ... Arrest #CPR #PCPR #algorithm ... #management #criticalcare
Proposed Respiratory Support Algorithm in COVID19

The ‘intubate early’ paradigm, where patients who “fail” low flow oxygen
Proposed Respiratory Support ... Algorithm in COVID19 ... management #schema #criticalcare ... #hypoxia #failure ... #algorithm
COVID-19 Hypoxia Management

Indication for endotracheal intubation?
Tolerating supplemental oxygen?
Consider HFNC
Not tolerating HFNC or HFNC is not available?
Consider
#respiratory #support ... management #schema #criticalcare ... #hypoxia #failure ... #algorithm #survivingsepsis
Approach to Possible Hypertensive Emergency

criteria required to diagnose hypertensive emergency
(1) Severe hypertension
 - Usually a MAP
ultrasonography might support ... chronic renal failure ... Emergency #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #CriticalCare #