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Trends in invasive mechanical ventilation, hydroxychloroquine, remdesivir, and corticosteroids in the US from April to July
in the US from April ... #clinical #COVID19 ... #management #COVID ... #coronavirus #infectiousdiseases ... #treatment
Atrial Fibrillation Overview

Symptoms:
Palpitations, light-headedness, dizziness, dyspnea, exercise intolerance, chest pain, near-syncope, syncope.

1. Why?
Cardiac:
• Valvular heart disease
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Atrial Fibrillation ... light-headedness, dizziness, dyspnea ... Noncardiac: • Pulmonary ... Anticoagulation ... #Cardiology #Management
Recent studies have revealed many attractive therapeutic options, even if some of them remain to be
models and clinical trials ... #covid19 #sarscov2 ... #management #treatment ... #coronavirus #medications
COVID-19 - A Seattle Intensivist's One-Page Cheat-Sheet on COVID-19 v2.7 Updated March 26 2020

(v2.7) incorporating newer
as data on new treatment ... US and updated treatment ... worldwide numbers) • Incubation ... illness) • 20-40% dyspnea ... Cheatsheet #Diagnosis #Management
Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension (CTEPH) and Pulmonary Thromboendarterectomy
Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
Definition: mean pulmonary-artery pressure > 25mmHg
Exercise intolerance, dyspnea ... Bypass Other Treatment ... Rarely performed Anticoagulation ... hemodynamic variables, dyspnea ... Thromboendarterectomy #diagnosis #management
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

Symptoms:
• Palpitations, light-headedness, dizziness, dyspnea, exercise intolerance, chest pain, near-syncope, syncope.

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
light-headedness, dizziness, dyspnea ... Noncardiac: • Pulmonary ... unknown duration • Anticoagulation ... β-blocker or CCB Anticoagulation ... AFib #diagnosis #management
Possible Approach to Immunosuppression in Severe COVID-19

The diagnosis and treatment of cytokine storm remains unknown and
diagnosis and treatment ... reasonable, but treatment ... iBookCC #empiric #anticoagulation ... #COVID19 #management ... algorithm #SARSCOV2 #Coronavirus
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
Presentation: • Dyspnea ... • Platypnea - Dyspnea ... cycles after right atrial ... ) on room air Treatment ... #treatment #hepatology
Patient risk stratification algorithm for the treatment of cancer-associated thrombosis.

Currently, edoxaban and rivaroxaban are the only
algorithm for the treatment ... randomized controlled trial ... thrombosis; PE = pulmonary ... Cancer #Algorithm #Anticoagulation ... #Management #Hematology
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
cardiomyopathy • Pulmonary ... typical HF sx: dyspnea ... suggest prophylactic anticoagulation ... Serial TTE and close ... #cardiology #treatment