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Algorithm for Management of Acute Exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD)

Obtain workup for alternate diagnoses and relevant comorbidities:
Algorithm for Management ... Sp02 88-92% • VBG ... /ABG Matthew ... #COPD #AECOPD #Algorithm ... #Management #Exacerbation
Oxygen delivery & ABG interpretation made easier with this simple colour-coded table. Please share, and print
Oxygen delivery & ABG ... simple colour-coded table ... Birks @BirksMD #Management ... NRB #FlowRates #Table
ISCHEMIA Trial - Management Algorithm for patients with Stable Angina

Stress Test -> ? +moderate or severe
ISCHEMIA Trial - Management ... Algorithm for patients ... revascularization (PCI vs CABG ... evaluation or management ... #Algorithm #Cardiology
Non-Invasive Ventilation (BiPAP) Algorithm - Indications and Contraindications
Indications for NIV:
 • COPD - pH <7.35, pCO2
Ventilation (BiPAP) Algorithm ... NIV: • COPD - pH ... pCO2 < 6.5 or pH ... Ventilation #BiPAP #Algorithm ... #criticalcare #management
Severe Asthma Exacerbation
Signs of a Severe Asthma Exacerbation:
 • Vitals: ↑HR ↑RR ↓SpO2
 • High work
poor air flow • ABG ... High pCO2 / low pH ... Abnormally normal ABG ... ventilation #mechanical #management
Approach to Selecting Respiratory Support:
-The role of noninvasive respiratory support is generally to reduce the patient's
normalize the ABG ... than monitoring ABG ... failure), not the ABG ... #Management #CriticalCare ... RespiratorySupport #Selection #Algorithm
Acute Pulmonary Embolism - Management Algorithms
 - Hemodynamically Stable Patients
 - Hemodynamically Unstable Patients

- Dr. Eric
Pulmonary Embolism - Management ... Algorithms - ... Hemodynamically Stable ... Embolism #acutePE #Management ... #Algorithm #treatment
Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Symptoms:
• Abdominal pain
• Nausea
• Polyuria
• Polydipsia
• Vomiting
• Weight loss
•
Diagnosis and Management ... > 18 mEq/L 2) pH ... > 7.3 3) AG < ... Ketoacidosis #Diagnosis #Management
Hyperglycemic Crisis - Algorithm for DKA/HHS

Diagnostic criteria for DKA:
 • pH < 7.3
 • Anion gap
Hyperglycemic Crisis - Algorithm ... criteria for DKA: • pH ... criteria for HHS: • pH ... Hyperglycemic #Crisis #Algorithm ... #management #endocrinology
An Algorithm for the Management of Seizures

The management of active seizures is algorithmic, starting with a
An Algorithm for ... the Management ... Seizures The management ... airway adjuncts and bag-valve ... #Management #Emergency