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COVID-19 - Awake Self-Proning

Physiology of proning:
 - more homogenous ventilation
 - decrease ventral-dorsal transpulmonary pressure difference
COVID-19 - Awake ... 5 #proning #prone ... #awake #covid19
Elmhurst Hospital Awake Proning Instructions in English/Spanish 

1) Lying on your belly (30m-2h) 
2) Lying on
Elmhurst Hospital Awake ... Suzanne Bentley #Awake ... #PatientInfo #Prone ... #Management #COVID19
COVID-19 RESPIRATORY PATHWAY ALGORITHM
Awake proning may help with oxygenation
Permissive hypoxemia, if closely monitored and in the
COVID-19 RESPIRATORY ... PATHWAY ALGORITHM ... Awake proning ... FOAMpodcast #COVID19 ... RESPIRATORY #Support #ALGORITHM
Awake Proning Instructions for Patients

Try to avoid lying flat on your back, instead lay on your
Awake Proning Instructions ... Westafer, DO, MPH, MS ... #Awake #Proning ... #PatientInfo #Prone ... #Management #COVID19
Chronic Shoulder Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
4 tests for the AC joint:
1. Direct palpation
2. Cross-arm shoulder
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... 4 tests for the ... after cross-arm test ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #MSK
General schema for respiratory support in patients with COVID-19
Low flow nasal cannula
 • Typically set at
patients with COVID ... filter • N95 mask ... Prone positioning ... indication for prone ... hypoxia #failure #algorithm
Apley Compression Test on Knee Examination

With the patient prone, the knee being tested is flexed to
Apley Compression Test ... With the patient prone ... This test is usually ... #Compression #Test ... #orthopedics #msk
Difficult Airway Algorithm

1. Assess the likelihood and clinical impact of basic management problems: 
 • Difficulty
Difficult Airway Algorithm ... • Difficult mask ... choices: • Awake ... Difficult #airway #algorithm
Intraoperative Thompson Test - Assessing the Achilles’ tendon following a surgical repair for rupture. The calf
Intraoperative Thompson Test ... squeeze or Thompson test ... To perform the test ... patient either lies prone ... physicalexam #surgery #msk
Cushing Syndrome Testing Algorithm
INDICATIONS FOR TESTING:
 • Suspected Cushing syndrome (central obesity, muscle weakness, refractory hypertension)
Testing:
Syndrome Testing Algorithm ... dexamethasone suppression test ... Urine Free by LC-MS ... /MS) • Adrenocorticotropic ... Syndrome #diagnosis #algorithm