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Alveolar Recruitment
Effect of Intensive vs Moderate Alveolar Recruitment Strategies Added to Lung-Protective Ventilation on Postoperative Pulmonary
Strategies Added to Lung-Protective ... Visual Abstract ... #Alveolar #Lung ... Postoperative #Pulmonary #CriticalCare
Effect of Lung Recruitment and Titrated Positive End-Expiratory Pressure (PEEP) vs Low PEEP on Mortality in
Effect of Lung Recruitment ... strategy with lung ... routine use of lung ... Visual Abstract ... Postoperative #Pulmonary #CriticalCare
Cough - Diagnostic Schema

Infectious: URTI, LRTI, Bacterial, Viral
Irritant/Exposure: Allergic, Post-infectious, Pneumonitis, ACEi, PTX, Foreign Body
Airway Disease:
Cough - Diagnostic Schema ... LRTI, Bacterial, Viral ... ILD Malignancy: Lung ... Cough #Diagnosis #Schema ... #Differential #Algorithm
General schema for respiratory support in patients with COVID-19
Low flow nasal cannula
 • Typically set at
General schema for ... ~15-18 cm) • Viral ... COVID19 #management #schema ... #criticalcare # ... hypoxia #failure #algorithm
Proposed Respiratory Support Algorithm in COVID19

The ‘intubate early’ paradigm, where patients who “fail” low flow oxygen
Respiratory Support Algorithm ... patients with COVID lung ... COVID19 #management #schema ... #criticalcare # ... hypoxia #failure #algorithm
SMART Trial - Balanced Crystalloids versus Saline in Critically Ill Adults 

N Engl J Med 2018;
Trial - Balanced Crystalloids ... use of balanced crystalloids ... - Visual Abstract ... Trial #Balanced #Crystalloids ... VisualAbstract #EBM #CriticalCare
Diagnostic approach to the admitted patient with possible COVID-19

Initial evaluation
- Chest X-ray
- Lung ultrasound (thorough "lawn-mower"
Chest X-ray - Lung ... RSV, and other viral ... iBookCC #COVID19 #algorithm ... #schema #Diagnosis
Approach to Possible Hypertensive Emergency

criteria required to diagnose hypertensive emergency
(1) Severe hypertension
 - Usually a MAP
- Myocardial ischemia ... type-II myocardial ischemia ... encephalopathy (visual ... Emergency #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #CriticalCare #
Eosinophilia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Idiopathic Eosinophilia
Primary Eosinophilia:
 • Primary hypereosinophilic syndrome
 • Eosinophilic Leukemia
 • MPN/MDS
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... GI, lung, skin), ... Allergic: Asthma, Eczema ... Aspergillus), Viral ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Emergency Laryngectomy Management

This algorithm is paired with the red bed-head sign and indicates that the patient
Management This algorithm ... continuity with the lungs ... principles of the algorithm ... patients will not obstruct ... #Management #CriticalCare