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Intubation of Confirmed or Suspected COVID-19 Patients - Alfred ICU

#Intubation #COVID19 #Checklist #Management #CriticalCare #Alfred
Intubation of Confirmed ... ICU #Intubation ... #COVID19 #Checklist ... #Management #CriticalCare ... #Alfred
Here is the Alfred ICU intubation checklist. We invite you to take it and adopt it
Here is the Alfred ... ICU intubation ... checklist. ... #Management #CriticalCare ... #Checklist #Alfred
The checklist is 2-sided laminated sheet attached to the airway trolley in our ICU. The top
The checklist is ... is the actual checklist ... #Management #CriticalCare ... Difficult #Airway #Intubation ... #Alfred
Non-Invasive Positive Pressure Ventilation
Indications: 
 • COPD exacerbation (↓ intubation, ↓ mortality), Cardiogenic pulmonary edema (↓
exacerbation (↓ intubation ... ), Cardiogenic pulmonary ... #Ventilation #diagnosis ... #management #indications ... #pulmonary #interfaces
Bronchiolitis - Lower respiratory tract (bronchioles) 

Microbiology 
 • Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) (most commonl
Parainfluenza virus ... Respiratory failure Management ... • Endotracheal intubation ... Bronchiolitis #Diagnosis ... #Management #Peds
Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation (NIPPV)

Expiratory & Inspiratory Positive Airway Pressure
Both increase intrathoracic pressure, which can decrease
CHF, decreases intubation ... COPD, decreases intubation ... exacerbation (cardiogenic pulmonary ... clear secretions, altered ... #criticalcare #management
Massive Hemoptysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management
Definition: 150-600 mL over 24 hours
Differential Diagnosis:
 • Tracheobronchial:
- Differential Diagnosis ... Differential Diagnosis ... Primary Vascular: Pulmonary ... Indications for Intubation ... #Management #pulmonary
Bronchiectasis: diagnosis and management 

Causes of localized -> diffuse bronchiectasis
Foreign body, Bronchial stenosis (tumor, .. ),
Bronchiectasis: diagnosis ... and management ... Bacterial pneumonia, Virus ... Bronchiectasis #diagnosis ... workup #algorithm #pulmonary
Severe Heart Failure & Cardiogenic Shock - Management Checklist 
Evaluation 
 - EKG & echocardiography
Cardiogenic Shock - Management ... Checklist Evaluation ... Consider BiPAP (vS intubation ... cardiogenic shock #Checklist ... HeartFailure #Cardiology #Management
Salicylate Toxicity - Diagnosis and Management

Consider if:
1) Patient is hot and altered
2) You see tachypnea with
Salicylate Toxicity - Diagnosis ... and Management ... Patient is hot and altered ... , Diaphoresis, Pulmonary ... Toxicity #Toxicology #diagnosis