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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 ... Society of Critical Care ... COVID19 #management #schema ... #criticalcare # ... #algorithm #survivingsepsis
General schema for respiratory support in patients with COVID-19
Low flow nasal cannula
 • Typically set at
General schema for ... Book of Critical Care ... COVID19 #management #schema ... #criticalcare # ... #algorithm
Proposed Respiratory Support Algorithm in COVID19

The ‘intubate early’ paradigm, where patients who “fail” low flow oxygen
Respiratory Support Algorithm ... COVID19 #management #schema ... #criticalcare # ... hypoxia #failure ... #algorithm
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
, - regional ischemia ... - regional ischemia ... cardiac output - Acute ... - Mesenteric ischemia ... peritonitis - Acute
Approach to Possible Hypertensive Emergency

criteria required to diagnose hypertensive emergency
(1) Severe hypertension
 - Usually a MAP
mm is needed to cause ... - Myocardial ischemia ... type-II myocardial ischemia ... Emergency #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #CriticalCare #
Causes of Intrauterine Growth Restriction / Small for Gestational Age - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Fetal Factors:
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Causes of Intrauterine ... - Placental Ischemia ... Placental Mosaicism (Rare ... Drugs - Maternal Hypoxemia ... #Causes #Obstetrics
Leukostasis vs Tumor Lysis Syndrome
Leukostasis:
 • Pathophysiology: Large, immature blasts and high WBC count cause hyperviscosity
high WBC count cause ... coma - Pulm: Hypoxia ... - ACS, AKI, acute ... limb ischemia, ... organ damage • Treatment
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
Sepsis, Shock, Hypoxia ... cannot, coronary ischemia ... treat the primary cause ... may not be the case ... #foamed #treatment
Possible Approach to Immunosuppression in Severe COVID-19

The diagnosis and treatment of cytokine storm remains unknown and
diagnosis and treatment ... Book of Critical Care ... COVID19 #management #schema ... #criticalcare # ... algorithm #SARSCOV2
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
Sepsis, Shock, Hypoxia ... cannot, coronary ischemia ... treat the primary cause ... may not be the case ... #criticalcare