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Hypoxemia and Dyspnea - Rapid Response Management

1) Ask for vitals en route
2) Stabilize: Nasal canula 
3)
Hypoxemia and Dyspnea ... Rapid Response Management ... 1) Ask for vitals ... #Dyspnea #Management ... #criticalcare #
Hyperacute Hypoxemia - Workup and Management
Differential Diagnosis: Aspiration, Flash Pulmonary Edema, Mucous Plugging, Bronchospasm, Pulmonary Embolism,
- Workup and Management ... (JVP, edema), Lung ... Exam, POCUS (B-lines ... , lung sliding) ... #treatment #criticalcare
POCUS Lung Algorithm for the Use of Ultrasound in the Evaluation of Dyspnea 

#Diagnosis #Management #CriticalCare
POCUS Lung Algorithm ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #CriticalCare # ... POCUS #Dyspnea # ... Algorithm #Ddxof #Lung
General schema for respiratory support in patients with COVID-19
Low flow nasal cannula
 • Typically set at
filter • N95 mask ... useful to allow for lung-protective ... use conventional lung-protective ... support #COVID19 #management ... #schema #criticalcare
Proposed Respiratory Support Algorithm in COVID19

The ‘intubate early’ paradigm, where patients who “fail” low flow oxygen
patients with COVID lung ... support #COVID19 #management ... #schema #criticalcare ... #hypoxia #failure
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
, inflammatory lung ... permeability, lung ... congestion with hypoxemia ... with decreased lung ... #CriticalCare
Mechanical ventilation in obese patients according to the i-STAR Algorithm
Intubate
 • Anticipate difficult airway management and
difficult airway management ... and difficult mask ... • FiO2: avoid hyperoxia ... ventilation #obese #Management ... #CriticalCare
Six-step approach to ultrasound-guided central venous catheter placement

I. Identify anatomy of insertion site and localization of
axis (A) and a long ... axis (A) and a long ... Ultrasound #Guided #POCUS ... Catheter #Venous #Management ... #CriticalCare
COVID-19 Intubation Checklist

Personal protective equipment (PPE)
 • Standard PPE
   • N95 or PAPR.
under-layer ideally long-cuffed ... using BVM: Hold mask ... Checklist #SARSCoV2 #Management ... #CriticalCare #
ECMO Troubleshooting - OnePager Summary
ECMO Emergency Protocol - Team should train/practice & have necessary supplies at
Exchange Problems: • HYPOXEMIA ... function of native lung ... or membrane lung ... #differential #management ... #criticalcare