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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 ... #sarscov2 #management
Azithromycin - since there has been a lot of noise around chloroquine/hydroxychloroquine, thought we can take
investigational treatments ... for COVID-19… ... a long half-life ... #Coronavirus #Treatment ... #Management #Pharmacology
Awake Proning Instructions for Patients

Try to avoid lying flat on your back, instead lay on your
Awake Proning Instructions ... air into your lungs ... #PatientInfo #Prone ... #Management #COVID19 ... #Coronavirus #SARSCOV2
Azithromycin - since there has been a lot of noise around chloroquine/hydroxychloroquine, thought we can take
investigational treatments ... for COVID-19… ... a long half-life ... #Pandemic #Treatment ... #Coronavirus #InfectionDiseases
Buprenorphine-Naloxone and treatment of withdrawal symptoms

Prerequisites for starting Suboxone in the ED:

1. Patient has an opioid
Buprenorphine-Naloxone and treatment ... Patient has an opioid ... acting), >24hr (long ... Withdrawal #Algorithm #Management ... #Addiction #Prescribing
SIADH Treatment Options
1. Treat underlying cause of SIADH: Pain, Primary lung pathology, Post-operative phenomenon, Medications, Basically
SIADH Treatment ... Pain, Primary lung ... using this as a long-term ... solution, you should prove ... SatyaPatelMD #SIADH #Management
Inpatient Management of Opioid Use Disorder: Methadone vs Buprenorphine - Comparison Table

Some patients may decline buprenorphine
Inpatient Management ... medication assisted treatment ... 7-10 days for long ... Comparison #Pain #Management ... #UseDisorder #Addiction
Atrial Fibrillation RVR - Medications
Diltiazem
 • Preferred in patients with chronic lung such as Asthma and
patients with chronic lung ... thyrotoxicosis • Long-term ... Cannot tolerate addition ... #Medications #management ... #treatment #comparison
Acute Pain Control In Patients On Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT)
Methadone - µ-opioid receptor agonist:
1) Continue maintenance
Medication Assisted Treatment ... go slowly given long ... as naltrexone has ... #PainControl #management ... Buprenorphine #methadone #addiction