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An Algorithm for the Determination of Isolation Precautions
#algorithm #ddxof #isolation #infectiousdisease
Determination of Isolation ... Precautions #algorithm ... #ddxof #isolation
Contact Precaution Guidelines

#Contact #Isolation #Precautions #Guidelines #Microbiology #Nursing
Contact Precaution ... Guidelines #Contact #Isolation ... #Precautions #Guidelines
Drugs Used for the Treatment of COVID-19 Infection

** Editor Note (from ophthalmology MD input) - Hydroxychloroquine/chloroquine
Drugs Used for the Treatment ... chloroquine should be "precaution ... should be the precaution ... HCQ treatment would ... of short term treatment
REBEL Review 71: Treatment of Thyroid Storm 

Propranolol 
Esmolol 
Propylthiouracil (PTU) 
Methimazole 
Saturated Solution of Potassium
REBEL Review 71: Treatment ... Methimazole Saturated Solution ... SSKI) Lugol's Solution ... table #management #treatment
Contact Precautions for MRSA & VRE 
Choosing Wisely: Things We Do For No Reason

Source Article: https://www.journalofhospitalmedicine.com/jhospmed/article/195053/hospital-medicine/things-we-do-no-reason-contact-precautions-mrsa-and-vre
Rebuttal
Contact Precautions ... things-we-do-no-reason-contact-precautions-mrsa-and-vre ... things-we-do-good-reasons-contact-precautions-multidrug
Disease Specific Isolation Recommendations
  
Standard Precautions 
 • CMV 
 •  HIV 
 •
Disease Specific Isolation ... Recommendations Standard Precautions ... Aspergillosis Contact Precautions ... influenza #Nursing #Isolation ... #Precautions #Airborne
AIRBORNE ISOLATION/COVID19 INTUBATION CHECKLIST
Does this patient require ETI? 
If patient is to be intubated and is
AIRBORNE ISOLATION ... in respiratory isolation ... in respiratory isolation
This is ATRIAL FIBRILLATION. Fibrillating right atria and rapid ventricular response.
Pulmonary vein isolation was performed and
Pulmonary vein isolation
Post Intubation Checklist
Airway
 - Inflate balloon 
 - Note tube depth 
 - Secure the tube
- Aspiration precautions
Streptococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome (STSS)
Complication of invasive GAS disease characterized by shock & MOF → occurs
Criteria: • Isolation ... necrosis STSS Treatment ... Syndrome #STSS #treatment