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-If you extubate and hear stridor with poor respiration<br />
then consider edema and acutely give racemic Epi<br />
nebs prn stridor, keep HOB elevated to 90°, and give<br />
solumedrol 60 mg IV Q6 hours x 48 hours<br />
• Vocal Cord Dysfunction (VCD)<br />
- This is a long term complication: Need ENT<br />
evaluation<br />
Weaning MV<br />
When pts are clinically improved, assess the following criteria<br />
for extubation:<br />
• Original condition requiring intubation has been reversed<br />
or improved<br />
• During sedation vacation, patients are awake and alert<br />
• Hemodynamically Stable (HR60mm, no<br />
evidence of myocardial ischemia) while on minimum to no<br />
vasopressor support and no sedation<br />
• Stable Oxygenation (PaO2>60mm and O2Sat>92%)<br />
while on minimum non-toxic oxygenation settings<br />
(PEEP