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Graded Oxygen Administration in COVID-19

#respiratory #support #COVID19 #management #schema #criticalcare #hypoxia #failure #algorithm #coronavirus #sarscov2 #oxygen
-19 #respiratory ... #support #COVID19 ... #management #schema ... #criticalcare # ... hypoxia #failure
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 ... Guidelines #respiratory ... #management #schema ... #criticalcare #
Proposed Respiratory Support Algorithm in COVID19

The ‘intubate early’ paradigm, where patients who “fail” low flow oxygen
Proposed Respiratory ... @emupdates #respiratory ... #management #schema ... #criticalcare # ... hypoxia #failure
General schema for respiratory support in patients with COVID-19
Low flow nasal cannula
 • Typically set at
General schema for ... respiratory support ... patients with COVID ... #management #schema ... #criticalcare #
Anaphylaxis: Signs and Symptoms
Anaphylaxis: when any egg of three conditions is met:
1. Acute onset of skin/mucosal
2 1 of' • respiratory ... • respiratory ... Wheezing, dyspnea, hypoxia ... e.g. arrythmias, ischemia ... #Anaphylaxis #pathophysiology
AIRBORNE ISOLATION/COVID19 INTUBATION CHECKLIST
Does this patient require ETI? 
If patient is to be intubated and is
AIRBORNE ISOLATION/COVID19 ... and is not in respiratory ... #Intubation #Airway ... #CriticalCare # ... Management
High Flow Nasal Cannula
Putative beneficial mechanisms of high flow nasal cannula (HFNC) 
oxygen therapy. EELV, end-expiratory
• Positive airway ... • Increased airway ... highflownasalcannula #pathophysiology ... #mechanisms #criticalcare ... #management #
Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 • Accumulation
10,000 ft) • Symptoms ... radiography, pink frothy airway ... • Signs/Symptoms ... dyspnea, tachypnea, hypoxemia ... pressure due to airway
COVID-19 Intubations - Team Roles to Minimize Exposure

Respiratory Therapist is encouraged to stay outside the room
COVID-19 Intubations ... Minimize Exposure Respiratory ... Backup b) Surgical Airway ... #Assignments #Management ... #CriticalCare #
Leukostasis vs Tumor Lysis Syndrome
Leukostasis:
 • Pathophysiology: Large, immature blasts and high WBC count cause hyperviscosity
Leukostasis: • Pathophysiology ... coma - Pulm: Hypoxia ... AKI, acute limb ischemia ... Lysis Syndrome: • Pathophysiology ... TLS #diagnosis #management