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Oxygen Delivery Methods
 • Nasal Cannula
 • Nonrebreather Mask
 • Non-Invasive Ventilation (CPAP/BiPAP)
 • Venturi Mask
Oxygen Delivery ... Ventilation (CPAP/BiPAP ... Mask • High-Flow ... Nasal Cannula (HFNC ... respiratory #pulmonary #management
Approach to Selecting Respiratory Support:
-The role of noninvasive respiratory support is generally to reduce the patient's
HFNC may be made ... be used to “blow ... #Management #CriticalCare ... #HFNC #HighFlow ... RespiratorySupport #Selection #Algorithm
Nasal Oxygen Delivery Devices
Nasal cannula can be used to deliver supplemental O2. Conventional nasal cannula are
Nasal Oxygen Delivery ... failure use of HFNC ... HFNC can prevent ... nickmmark #Nasal #Oxygen ... Delivery #Devices #management
Oxygen Delivery Devices
1. Flow is a variable describing the movement of a volume of gas over
Oxygen Delivery ... rates (HFNC) or ... systems (CPAP/BPAP ... Nasal Cannula (HFNC ... #Comparison #management
Non-Invasive Ventilation (BiPAP) Algorithm - Indications and Contraindications
Indications for NIV:
 • COPD - pH <7.35, pCO2
Non-Invasive Ventilation (BiPAP ... ) Algorithm - Indications ... and controlled oxygen ... #Ventilation #BiPAP ... #management #indications
HFNC compared to NIV
HFNC:
- Comfort - Higher comfort  Eating, drinking and speaking less impaired 
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HFNC compared to ... NIV HFNC: - Comfort ... likely avoided, Flow-dependent ... #NIV #NIPPV #bipap ... #comparison #management
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 ... Tolerating supplemental oxygen ... tolerating HFNC ... support #COVID19 #management ... hypoxia #failure #algorithm
Proposed Respiratory Support Algorithm in COVID19

The ‘intubate early’ paradigm, where patients who “fail” low flow oxygen
Respiratory Support Algorithm ... patients who “fail” low ... flow oxygen (e.g ... support #COVID19 #management ... hypoxia #failure #algorithm
High Flow Nasal Cannula
Putative beneficial mechanisms of high flow nasal cannula (HFNC) 
oxygen therapy. EELV, end-expiratory
High Flow Nasal ... mechanisms of high flow ... ) oxygen therapy ... FiO2, inspiratory oxygen ... criticalcare #management
An Integrated Multidisciplinary Approach to Assessment and Initial Management of Difficult-to-Treat and Severe Asthma in Adults.
Assessment and Initial Management ... therapy) involves a low-dose ... glucocorticoids #Management ... Asthma #Severe #Algorithm ... DifficultToTreat #Assessment #NEJM