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COVID-19 Hypoxia Management

Indication for endotracheal intubation?
Tolerating supplemental oxygen?
Consider HFNC
Not tolerating HFNC or HFNC is not available?
Consider
COVID-19 Hypoxia ... Management Indication ... Monitor closely short ... Society of Critical ... #criticalcare #
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Guillain-Barre Pathophysiology ... like illnesses, COVID ... • Weakness: Starts ... equina • GQ1b IgG Antibody ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management
COVID-19 Intubation Checklist

Personal protective equipment (PPE)
 • Standard PPE
   • N95 or PAPR.
COVID-19 Intubation ... on exhalation port ... Internet Book of Critical ... Checklist #SARSCoV2 #Management ... #CriticalCare #
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
monophasic Pathophysiology ... Transverse Myelitis - Clinical ... Antiamphiphysin antibodies ... Myelitis #diagnosis #management ... #neurology #differential
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
just simply a clinical ... to be in ADHF starts ... #diagnosis #differential ... #algorithm #management ... heartfailure #chf #criticalcare
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
has five major clinical ... fungal stain of clinical ... Inhalation of spores ... Aspergillosis Pathophysiology ... Fungal #Diagnosis #Management
Gitelman Syndrome Overview

What?
• Inherited (AR) hypokalemic salt-losing tubulopathies affecting the thiazide-sensitive sodium chloride cotransporter
• Gitelman's syndrome
tubule (DCT) Clinical ... Hypocalciuria (spot ... ratio 0.5%) Differential ... diagnosis #nephrology #management ... #pathophysiology