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Approach to Selecting Respiratory Support:
-The role of noninvasive respiratory support is generally to reduce the patient's
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Algorithm for the drowned airway - Josh Farkas @PulmCrit

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Algorithm for the ... - Josh Farkas @PulmCrit ... #Management # ... CriticalCare #Drowned ... #Airway #Algorithm
ETT depth may be predicted based on the patient’s height.  This has been validated among
A height-based algorithm ... #Management #CriticalCare ... TidalVolumes #Table #PulmCrit
The rationale for aggressive treatment of generalized status epilepticus was described previously here.  In short,
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Prone Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (P-CPR)
 - Confirm cardiac arrest
 - Shout for help
 - Commence prone CPR
(Mid-thoracic level ... Arrest #CPR #PCPR #algorithm ... #management #criticalcare
Checklist Approach to Hypokalemia

Consider risk factors for arrhythmia:
 - EKG changes (especially QT prolongation)
 - Digoxin
target potassium level ... Josh Farkas @pulmcrit ... #Hypokalemia #Management ... #CriticalCare
The algorithm below shows how pre-test probability could be combined with various criteria to determine which
The algorithm below ... acyclovir: This algorithm ... acyclovir in these cases ... is proposed: #Management ... #HSV #PulmCrit
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist - Myasthenia Gravis

Evaluation 
 - Chest X-ray and lung ultrasound (exclude other lung
workup or TSH level ... ://twitter.com/PulmCrit ... MyastheniaGravis #Checklist #Management ... #CriticalCare
Possible approach to empiric anticoagulation in COVID-19

Is D-dimer above '"1,000-2,000 ng/ml?
Contraindication to anticoagulation?
Check fibrinogen level and/or
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It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
diagnosis but rather ... more specific rather ... #differential #algorithm ... #management #cardiology ... heartfailure #chf #criticalcare