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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 Management ... Society of Critical Care ... #schema #criticalcare ... #hypoxia #failure ... #algorithm #survivingsepsis
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
Endocarditis checklist
Initial evaluation
 • Peripheral blood cultures (three sets at three different sites)
 • Additional culture
Endocarditis checklist ... causing heart failure ... Book of Critical Care ... #criticalcare # ... diagnosis #management
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
Efforts to standardize the approach to trauma have led to an algorithmic, thoughtless approach to trauma
have led to an algorithmic ... as the critical diagnostic ... paradigm; optimal care ... #Management #Trauma ... BigTrauma #BeforeCT #Checklist
Checklist Approach to Hypokalemia

Consider risk factors for arrhythmia:
 - EKG changes (especially QT prolongation)
 - Digoxin
Checklist Approach ... - Severe renal failure ... Book of Critical Care ... Hypokalemia #Management ... #CriticalCare
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
overload with heart failure ... cause such as trauma ... pneumonia and are ... Summary #CheatSheet #Diagnosis ... #Management #CriticalCare
Admitting in the ICU - Checklist
VITALS: If bad, stop and go see the patient immediately; you
Admitting in the ICU - Checklist ... pre-existing heart failure ... esp in work-up/management ... #diagnosis #workup ... #criticalcare
Possible Approach to Immunosuppression in Severe COVID-19

The diagnosis and treatment of cytokine storm remains unknown and
COVID-19 The diagnosis ... Book of Critical Care ... anticoagulation #COVID19 #management ... #schema #criticalcare ... #algorithm #SARSCOV2
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
Decompensated Heart Failure ... simply a clinical diagnosis ... establishing a diagnosis ... #algorithm #management ... heartfailure #chf #criticalcare