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Diagnostic approach to the admitted patient with possible COVID-19

Initial evaluation
- Chest X-ray
- Lung ultrasound (thorough "lawn-mower"
with possible COVID ... Nasopharyngeal PCR for COVID ... diagnostics as clinically ... indicated (e.g. echocardiogram ... #algorithm #schema
COVID-19 Hypoxia Management

Indication for endotracheal intubation?
Tolerating supplemental oxygen?
Consider HFNC
Not tolerating HFNC or HFNC is not available?
Consider
COVID-19 Hypoxia ... Management Indication ... Society of Critical ... #management #schema ... hypoxia #failure #algorithm
Blood Culture Collection Algorithm - Adult Patients with Suspected Systemic Infection 

Pawlowicz et al evidenced based
Culture Collection Algorithm ... Algorithm Source ... infections, whose clinical ... tract infection, endocarditis ... #Management #BloodCultures
General schema for respiratory support in patients with COVID-19
Low flow nasal cannula
 • Typically set at
patients with COVID ... Internet Book of Critical ... respiratory #support #COVID19 ... #management #schema ... hypoxia #failure #algorithm
Possible Approach to Immunosuppression in Severe COVID-19

The diagnosis and treatment of cytokine storm remains unknown and
Immunosuppression in Severe COVID ... Internet Book of Critical ... anticoagulation #COVID19 ... #management #schema ... #criticalcare #algorithm
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
#diagnosis #algorithm ... #cardiology #echocardiogram ... #management #clinical
Possible approach to empiric anticoagulation in COVID-19

Is D-dimer above '"1,000-2,000 ng/ml?
Contraindication to anticoagulation?
Check fibrinogen level and/or
anticoagulation in COVID ... Internet Book of Critical ... anticoagulation #COVID19 ... #management #schema ... #criticalcare #algorithm
ACOG - Outpatient Assessment and Management for Pregnant Women With
Suspected or Confirmed Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Low Risk
Assessment and Management ... Novel Coronavirus (COVID ... above and re-start algorithm ... ACOG #Pregnant #COVID19 ... Pregnancy #Obstetrics #Algorithm