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Graded Oxygen Administration in COVID-19

#respiratory #support #COVID19 #management #schema #criticalcare #hypoxia #failure #algorithm #coronavirus #sarscov2 #oxygen
Graded Oxygen Administration ... in COVID-19 #respiratory ... support #COVID19 #management ... #criticalcare #hypoxia ... coronavirus #sarscov2 #oxygen
Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
DECREASED INSPIRED OXYGEN
 • Low PATM Can decrease first part
Hypoxemic Respiratory ... DECREASED INSPIRED OXYGEN ... : Decreased respiratory ... direction leads to hypoxemia ... #Failure #hypoxia
Hypophosphatemia and Hypoxia - Pathophysiology

↓ Phosphate leads to ↓ red cell 2,3-DPG and a  reduction
Hypophosphatemia and Hypoxia ... DPG so that the oxygen ... which shifts the oxygen ... left and makes oxygen ... Phosphate is a cause
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 Indication ... Tolerating supplemental oxygen ... Guidelines #respiratory ... #criticalcare #hypoxia
Proposed Respiratory Support Algorithm in COVID19

The ‘intubate early’ paradigm, where patients who “fail” low flow oxygen
Proposed Respiratory ... fail” low flow oxygen ... @emupdates #respiratory ... support #COVID19 #management ... #criticalcare #hypoxia
Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

Symptoms are non-specific:
 - Headache 90%
 - Nausea/vomiting 50%
 - Vertigo 50%
 - Altered
Headache 90% - Nausea ... affected (inc pets ... Treatment: 100% oxygen ... Toxicology #diagnosis #management
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Acute Respiratory ... congestion with hypoxemia ... there is no clear cause ... Management ● Early ... the underlying cause
Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 • Accumulation
Uncommon Causes ... - Amount of oxygen ... of acute respiratory ... onset of hypoxemic respiratory ... dyspnea, tachypnea, hypoxemia
Serious Bacterial Illness (SBI):
1) UTI and pyelonephritis
Most common cause of SBI
Accounts for 3-8% of uncharacterized fevers
Female
pyelonephritis Most common cause ... if findings of respiratory ... grunting, tachypnea, hypoxemia ... seizure) #Diagnosis #Peds
Intraoperative Hypertension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Hypertension is most commonly due to inappropriate depth of
problem in adequate oxygen ... stimulus. ❷ Adequate oxygen ... Breathing - exclude hypoxia ... hypercarbia as causes ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management