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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 ... proning #prone #awake ... #covid19 #sarscov2 ... #management #treatment
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
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
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 #Management ... #COVID19 #Coronavirus
Pharmacological Treatment of Hepatorenal Syndrome (HRS)

Midodrine - Alpha agonist incr blood pressure incr renal perfusion pressure
Pharmacological Treatment ... Octreotide - Long-acting ... Syndrome #Nephrology #Management ... #Pharmacology #Medications ... #Treatment
Management of SIADH
Treat underlying cause:
 • Causes can include pain, primary lung pathology, post-operative phenomenon, medications,
Management of SIADH ... pain, primary lung ... post-operative phenomenon, medications ... patients to maintain long-term ... hyponatremia #nephrology #treatment
Asymptomatic Bacteriuria - IDSA Indications for Treatment
Healthy non-pregnant women - NO
Healthy pregnant women - YES
Functionally impaired
Bacteriuria - IDSA Indications ... for Treatment Healthy ... pregnant women - YES ... the community or long-term ... #Treatment #management
SIADH Treatment Options
1. Treat underlying cause of SIADH: Pain, Primary lung pathology, Post-operative phenomenon, Medications, Basically
SIADH Treatment ... Pain, Primary lung ... Post-operative phenomenon, Medications ... using this as a long-term ... SatyaPatelMD #SIADH #Management
Atrial Fibrillation RVR - Medications
Diltiazem
 • Preferred in patients with chronic lung such as Asthma and
Fibrillation RVR - Medications ... patients with chronic lung ... thyrotoxicosis • Long-term ... IV BB or IV CCB has ... #management #treatment
COVID-19 Intubation Checklist

Personal protective equipment (PPE)
 • Standard PPE
   • N95 or PAPR.
COVID-19 Intubation ... under-layer ideally long-cuffed ... Medications & pre-planned ... Checklist #SARSCoV2 #Management ... #CriticalCare #Coronavirus