Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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Weaning from the Ventilator - Algorithm
Setting up for extubation success
 β€’ Decrease demand β€” correct metabolic
Setting up for extubation ... Diuresis β€” Dry lungs ... are happy lungs ... #CriticalCare # ... Management
Massive Hemoptysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management
Definition: 150-600 mL over 24 hours
Differential Diagnosis:
 β€’ Tracheobronchial:
Framework and Management ... Alveolar Hemorrhage, Lung ... Indications for Intubation ... 2) Bad Lung Down ... #pulmonary #criticalcare
Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation (NIPPV)

Expiratory & Inspiratory Positive Airway Pressure
Both increase intrathoracic pressure, which can decrease
in obstructive lung ... CHF, decreases intubation ... indication for intubation ... #indications #criticalcare ... #management
Proposed Respiratory Support Algorithm in COVID19

The β€˜intubate early’ paradigm, where patients who β€œfail” low flow oxygen
patients with COVID lung ... us believe that intubation ... support #COVID19 #management ... #schema #criticalcare
Tracheal Airway POCUS prior to anticipated difficult airway
1. ID cricothyroid membrane evaluation
2. Confirm tracheal intubation
3. Detect
Confirm tracheal intubation ... Detect mainstem intubation ... by identifying lung ... trachea #clinical #ultrasound ... #intubation #criticalcare
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COVID-19 Chest CT - Case 4

Main aspects of the image: multiple opacities in the glass and
at times with a nodular ... periphery of two lungs ... CTChest #Clinical #CriticalCare ... #GroundGlass #CoronaVirus
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Myasthenic Crisis Checklist - Myasthenia Gravis

Evaluation 
 - Chest X-ray and lung ultrasound (exclude other lung
Chest X-ray and lung ... ultrasound (exclude ... - Intubation ... MyastheniaGravis #Checklist #Management ... #CriticalCare
COVID-19 Intubation Checklist

Personal protective equipment (PPE)
 β€’ Standard PPE
   β€’ N95 or PAPR.
COVID-19 Intubation ... under-layer ideally long-cuffed ... iBookCC #COVID19 #Intubation ... Checklist #SARSCoV2 #Management ... #CriticalCare #
Severe Heart Failure & Cardiogenic Shock - Management Checklist 
Evaluation 
 - EKG & echocardiography
Cardiogenic Shock - Management ... 1 β€” Treat the lungs ... Consider BiPAP (vS intubation ... (no B-lines on ultrasound ... HeartFailure #Cardiology #Management
COVID-19 Chest CT - Case 1

Main aspects of the image: multiple opacities in the glass and
at times with a nodular ... periphery of two lungs ... CTChest #Clinical #CriticalCare ... #GroundGlass #CoronaVirus
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