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COVID-19 - Awake Self-Proning

Physiology of proning:
 - more homogenous ventilation
 - decrease ventral-dorsal transpulmonary pressure difference
COVID-19 - Awake ... difference - decrease lung ... 5 #proning #prone ... #awake #covid19
Lung POCUS: Shred sign in patient with non-translobar consolidation. Phased array probe used.

Dr. Robert Jones @RJonesSonoEM

#ShredSign
Lung POCUS: Shred ... Phased array probe ... Consolidation #Pneumonia #Lung ... Pulmonary #Ultrasound #Clinical
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Awake Proning Instructions for Patients

Try to avoid lying flat on your back, instead lay on your
Awake Proning Instructions ... air into your lungs ... DO, MPH, MS #Awake ... #PatientInfo #Prone
Pneumothorax on Lung Ultrasound

Using the trapezoidal option extending the field of view laterally using the linear
Pneumothorax on Lung ... using the linear probe ... #Pneumothorax #Lung ... pocus #ultrasound #clinical
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General schema for respiratory support in patients with COVID-19
Low flow nasal cannula
 • Typically set at
use conventional lung-protective ... Prone positioning ... indication for prone ... Internet Book of Critical ... hypoxia #failure #algorithm
Interventional bronchoscopic and surgical treatments for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Overview of various therapies used
are approved for clinical ... bronchoscopic lung ... comparison to lung ... endobronchial valve; LVRC: lung ... VolumeReduction #Bullectomy #Algorithm
Difficult Airway Algorithm

1. Assess the likelihood and clinical impact of basic management problems: 
 • Difficulty
Difficult Airway Algorithm ... likelihood and clinical ... choices: • Awake ... Difficult #airway #algorithm
Algorithm for Management of Acute Exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD)

Obtain workup for alternate diagnoses and relevant comorbidities:
Algorithm for Management ... ventilated • CXR, Lung ... of AECOPD: • Clinical ... #COPD #AECOPD #Algorithm
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist - Myasthenia Gravis

Evaluation 
 - Chest X-ray and lung ultrasound (exclude other lung
Chest X-ray and lung ... (exclude other lung ... Intubation only if clinically ... (vital signs, clinical ... DO NOT wake up patient
Diagnostic approach to the admitted patient with possible COVID-19

Initial evaluation
- Chest X-ray
- Lung ultrasound (thorough "lawn-mower"
Chest X-ray - Lung ... diagnostics as clinically ... Internet Book of Critical ... iBookCC #COVID19 #algorithm