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General schema for respiratory support in patients with COVID-19
Low flow nasal cannula
 • Typically set at
filter • N95 mask ... beneficial in all ... support #COVID19 #management ... #schema #criticalcare ... #algorithm
Difficult Airway Algorithm

1. Assess the likelihood and clinical impact of basic management problems: 
 • Difficulty
Difficult Airway Algorithm ... • Difficult mask ... Difficult #airway #algorithm ... #Anesthesiology ... #Anesthesia #CriticalCare
Mechanical ventilation in obese patients according to the i-STAR Algorithm
Intubate
 • Anticipate difficult airway management and
to the i-STAR Algorithm ... difficult airway management ... and difficult mask ... • FiO2: avoid hyperoxia ... #CriticalCare
Intraoperative Hypertension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Hypertension is most commonly due to inappropriate depth of
Breathing - exclude hypoxia ... reservoir bag and APL ... #Hypertension #Anesthesiology ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup
Cardiac Arrest - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

The probable cause is one or more of: something
reservoir bag and APL ... 4 H’s, 4 T’s: Hypoxia ... #Differential #Anesthesiology ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup
Intraoperative Hypoxia / Desaturation / Cyanosis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Using these steps from start
Intraoperative Hypoxia ... reservoir bag and APL ... #Cyanosis #Anesthesiology ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Workup ... #Management #Workup
There are similarities and differences between these 3 conditions which all carry treatment implications. Each mimic
hormones that work ... In both SK and AK ... #differential #algorithm ... #management #treatment ... #criticalcare #
Hyponatremia - Diagnosis and Treatment
Hyponatremia is usually caused by the inability to excrete water normally.
Then, ask 3 questions ... to work through ... severe/refractory hypoNa ... Diagnosis #Treatment #management ... #nephrology #sodium
The Vortex is based on the principle that there are three ‘nonsurgical’ techniques to establish a
use of a face mask ... means that airway management ... mandated by an algorithm ... best efforts at all ... #visualaid #criticalcare
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
Sepsis, Shock, Hypoxia ... “one size fits all ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... echocardiogram #management ... #clinical #criticalcare