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AIRBORNE ISOLATION/COVID19 INTUBATION CHECKLIST
Does this patient require ETI? 
If patient is to be intubated and is
ISOLATION/COVID19 INTUBATION ... CHECKLIST Does this patient ... If patient is to ... , everything) Procedure ... Checklist #COVID19 #CriticalCare
Intern Pocket Cards - Daily Rounding and Disposition Checklist
Daily Checklist:
 • FEN/GI:
[ ] Upcoming procedure ... review daily) • DVT ... include pending inpatient ... SatyaPatelMD Full Inpatient ... Checklist #management #inpatient
Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation (NIPPV)

Expiratory & Inspiratory Positive Airway Pressure
Both increase intrathoracic pressure, which can decrease
generate larger VT ... CHF, decreases intubation ... COPD, decreases intubation ... intrathoracic procedure ... #criticalcare #
Airway Intubation Checklist
GATHER/TEST EQUIPMENT: NC, BVM + PEEP Valve, Free flowing IV, EKG, SpO2 monitor, ETT
Awake o Pre-Medication ... INDUCTION o Position patient ... De-nitrogenation o Push medications ... #checklist #criticalcare ... airway #management #procedure
Rich Levitan teaches the VAPORS pneumonic: a quick run-through of the main issues to sort prior
Resuscitate the patient ... st mungo's - ED ... #Management #CriticalCare ... Resuscitation #Sequence #Intubation
COVID-19 Intubations - Team Roles to Minimize Exposure

Respiratory Therapist is encouraged to stay outside the room
COVID-19 Intubations ... emergent additional medication ... to support the medication ... the expected PPE procedures ... Assignments #Management #CriticalCare
COVID-19 Intubation Checklist

Personal protective equipment (PPE)
 • Standard PPE
   • N95 or PAPR.
COVID-19 Intubation ... Medications & pre-planned ... Procedure • Most ... Post-procedure ... SARSCoV2 #Management #CriticalCare
Weaning from the Ventilator - Algorithm
Setting up for extubation success
 • Decrease demand — correct metabolic
Setting up for extubation ... Optimize mechanics - sit ... patient up, avoid ... Ventilator #Algorithm #Extubation ... #CriticalCare #
Intern Pocket Cards - Inpatient Bowel Regimen Guide
Osmotic agents (draws water into bowel, thereby loosening stool
Pocket Cards - Inpatient ... Discomfort during procedure ... Regimen #Guide #Inpatient ... #medications #constipation ... agents #internship #comparison
Overview of Ventilator Modes
VC - Volume Control (a.k.a. assist control volume)
 - Every breath delivered (mandatory
triggered) is the same set ... triggered ) is a set ... pressure (IP) for a set ... #Ventilation #CriticalCare ... #Comparison #Management