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Approach to Selecting Respiratory Support:
-The role of noninvasive respiratory support is generally to reduce the patient's
Approach to Selecting ... Respiratory Support ... #Management #CriticalCare ... #BiPAP #BiLevel ... RespiratorySupport #Selection #Algorithm
Combined Difficult Airway Society and Vortex Approach to the Emergency Airway

The Emergency Airway Cognitive Tool contains
essentials of the DAS algorithm ... designed to help the team ... difficult airway management ... Airway #Intubation #Management ... DAS #Difficult #Algorithm
Approach to Possible Hypertensive Emergency

criteria required to diagnose hypertensive emergency
(1) Severe hypertension
 - Usually a MAP
Approach to Possible ... Hypertensive Emergency ... ultrasonography might support ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #CriticalCare #
An Algorithm for the Management of Seizures

The management of active seizures is algorithmic, starting with a
the Management ... Seizures The management ... and bag-valve mask ... follows a stepwise approach ... #Management #Emergency
American College of Critical Care Medicine algorithm for time-sensitive, goal-directed stepwise management of hemodynamic support in
Care Medicine algorithm ... of hemodynamic support ... the first hour/emergency ... #Shock #Algorithm ... #CriticalCare #
The Trauma Call Timeline

- A trauma team assembles rapidly in response to a major trauma alert
- A trauma team ... leader, usually an emergency ... medicine consultant, supported ... to guide early management ... Assessment #Teamwork #Approach
Difficult Airway Algorithm

1. Assess the likelihood and clinical impact of basic management problems: 
 • Difficulty
Difficult Airway Algorithm ... • Difficult mask ... for the initial approach ... as an initial approach ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia #CriticalCare
BiPAP Initiation Algorithm
Screen for contraindications:
 • Obtundation (unarousable)
 • Inability to wear a mask (wounds)
 •
BiPAP Initiation ... Algorithm Screen ... • Inability to wear ... a mask (wounds) ... #management
General schema for respiratory support in patients with COVID-19
Low flow nasal cannula
 • Typically set at
filter • N95 mask ... ECMO center or team ... #COVID19 #management ... #schema #criticalcare ... hypoxia #failure #algorithm
COVID-19 Intubations - Team Roles to Minimize Exposure

Respiratory Therapist is encouraged to stay outside the room
Intubations - Team ... the room to pass emergent ... equipment or to support ... #Assignments #Management ... #CriticalCare #