Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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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 ... , everything) Procedure ... Post Intubation ... Checklist #COVID19 #CriticalCare ... #Management
Awake Tracheal Intubation (ATI)
 • ATI Technique
 • Ergonomics for ATI
 • Managing Procedural Complications
 •
Awake Tracheal Intubation ... ATI • Managing Procedural ... Complications • Management ... #ATI #airway #management ... #anesthesia #criticalcare
Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation (NIPPV)

Expiratory & Inspiratory Positive Airway Pressure
Both increase intrathoracic pressure, which can decrease
in obstructive lung ... CHF, decreases intubation ... intrathoracic procedure ... #indications #criticalcare ... #management
Weaning from the Ventilator - Algorithm
Setting up for extubation success
 • Decrease demand — correct metabolic
Setting up for extubation ... Diuresis — Dry lungs ... are happy lungs ... #CriticalCare # ... Management
Massive Hemoptysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management
Definition: 150-600 mL over 24 hours
Differential Diagnosis:
 • Tracheobronchial:
Framework and Management ... Alveolar Hemorrhage, Lung ... Indications for Intubation ... 2) Bad Lung Down ... #pulmonary #criticalcare
COVID-19 Intubation Checklist

Personal protective equipment (PPE)
 • Standard PPE
   • N95 or PAPR.
COVID-19 Intubation ... Procedure • Most ... Post-procedure ... Checklist #SARSCoV2 #Management ... #CriticalCare #
COVID-19 Intubations - Team Roles to Minimize Exposure

Respiratory Therapist is encouraged to stay outside the room
COVID-19 Intubations ... the expected PPE procedures ... Coordinates the post-procedural ... #Assignments #Management ... #CriticalCare #
Airway Intubation Checklist
GATHER/TEST EQUIPMENT: NC, BVM + PEEP Valve, Free flowing IV, EKG, SpO2 monitor, ETT
Airway Intubation ... MANAGEMENT o ... #checklist #criticalcare ... #airway #management ... #procedure
Proposed Respiratory Support Algorithm in COVID19

The ‘intubate early’ paradigm, where patients who “fail” 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