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Lazarus Reflex on Physical Exam

The Lazarus sign is a reflex movement observed in brain-dead or brainstem
Lazarus Reflex on ... Physical Exam The Lazarus ... briefly raising the arms ... #Lazarus #Reflex ... video #neurology #criticalcare
COVID-19 review…here is a list of some of the drugs that are currently being used or
COVID-19 review… ... Also, WHO recently ... the 4 drug study arms ... CoronaVirus #Treatment #Management ... #Pharmacology #CriticalCare
Proposed Respiratory Support Algorithm in COVID19

The ‘intubate early’ paradigm, where patients who “fail” low flow oxygen
Support Algorithm in COVID19 ... patients with COVID ... Also, a low threshold ... #management #schema ... #criticalcare #
COVID-19 - A Seattle Intensivist's One-Page Cheat-Sheet on COVID-19 v2.7 Updated March 26 2020

(v2.7) incorporating newer
JAMA paper as well ... as data on new ... v2.3) updated to reflect ... Cheatsheet #Diagnosis #Management ... #Coronavirus #CriticalCare
COVID-19 Daily Rounding Checklist 
Consider the following with each patient:
1. COVID status
2. Exam - as clinically
COVID-19 Daily Rounding ... COVID status 2. ... Exam - as clinically ... daily and order as ... #Daily #management
Possible Ventilator Allocation Protocol

BLUE (Exclusion criterion or SOFA > 11)
 - No Ventilator Provided
 - Use
Use ventilators as ... Use ventilators as ... Reassess as needed ... #CriticalCare # ... Management #Ethics
Reflex Testing - Causes of Hyporeflexia and Hyperreflexia
Focal Hyporeflexia: 
 • Radiculopathy, Mononeuropathy, Polyneuropathy, Acute stroke,
Reflex Testing - ... injury, Early ALS ... Eclampsia, Late ALS ... Testing #Causes #differential
AIRBORNE ISOLATION/COVID19 INTUBATION CHECKLIST
Does this patient require ETI? 
If patient is to be intubated and is
AIRBORNE ISOLATION/COVID19 ... needed Leave all ... Airway #Checklist #COVID19 ... #CriticalCare # ... Management
General schema for respiratory support in patients with COVID-19
Low flow nasal cannula
 • Typically set at
patients with COVID ... Titrate CPAP up as ... respiratory #support #COVID19 ... #management #schema ... #criticalcare #
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
consciousness Differential ... horizontal movements; also ... stimulation to all ... Decorticate posturing: Arms ... Decerebrate posturing: Arms