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Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
congestion with hypoxemia ... overload with heart failure ... such as trauma ... pneumonia and are ... #CriticalCare
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 ... #schema #criticalcare ... #hypoxia #failure ... #algorithm #survivingsepsis
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
state of tissue hypoxia ... bleeding out (trauma ... Classification #diagnosis #management ... #Overview #criticalcare ... #differential #causes
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
state of tissue hypoxia ... bleeding out (trauma ... Classification #diagnosis #management ... #Overview #criticalcare ... #differential #causes
Algorithm for bradycardic peri-arrest 
 - Bradycardiac peri-arrest may be loosely defined as severe bradycardia with
Algorithm for bradycardic ... bradycardia with marked shock ... - There are two ... “arms” of therapy ... #Management #CriticalCare
Shock Types - Classification
State of cellular and tissue hypoxia due to: reduced oxygen delivery, increased oxygen
cellular and tissue hypoxia ... multisystem organ failure ... commonly due to trauma ... types #diagnosis #management ... #criticalcare #
Proposed Respiratory Support Algorithm in COVID19

The ‘intubate early’ paradigm, where patients who “fail” low flow oxygen
Respiratory Support Algorithm ... support #COVID19 #management ... #schema #criticalcare ... #hypoxia #failure ... #algorithm
General schema for respiratory support in patients with COVID-19
Low flow nasal cannula
 • Typically set at
Book of Critical Care ... support #COVID19 #management ... #schema #criticalcare ... #hypoxia #failure ... #algorithm
 Acute Iron Poisoning

There are five classically described phases of toxicity:
Gastrointestinal phase (~6 hours post-ingestion)
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Poisoning There are ... Abdominal pain, nausea ... (ARDS, coagulopathy ... , renal failure) ... Toxicology #Diagnosis #Management
Approach to ARDS - PseudoARDS

A diagnostic/therapeutic strategy for ARDS is suggested, based on the PROSEVA trial
PROSEVA trial (figure ... Initial management ... persistent severe hypoxemia ... #Management #CriticalCare ... #Algorithm #PROSEVA