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PRONE POSITIONING - Portsmouth ICU @icu_portsmouth

#Prone #Positioning #Procedure #Proning #Protocol #Checklist #Instructions #Protocol #Proned #Management #CriticalCare
PRONE POSITIONING ... icu_portsmouth #Prone ... #Positioning #Procedure ... #Proning #Protocol ... Instructions #Protocol #Proned
Prone Ventilation in Critical Care - Procedure Instructions
Step 1 – Staffing 
Step 2 – Positioning
Step 3
Prone Ventilation ... Staffing Step 2 – Positioning ... turn Step 6 – Proning ... ICS_updates #Prone ... #CriticalCare #Proning
Prone Ventilation in Critical Care - Procedure Instructions

Step 1 – Staffing 
Step 2 – Positioning
Step 3
Prone Ventilation ... Staffing Step 2 – Positioning ... turn Step 6 – Proning ... ICS_updates #Prone ... #CriticalCare #Proning
PRONE POSITIONING - "Cornish Pasty" Technique - Portsmouth ICU @icu_portsmouth

#Management #CriticalCare #PronePositioning #Proning #CornishPasty #Techique #Instructions
PRONE POSITIONING ... PronePositioning #Proning
General schema for respiratory support in patients with COVID-19
Low flow nasal cannula
 • Typically set at
Prone positioning ... indication for prone ... • Proning is a ... hypoxia #failure #algorithm
Post Proning Nursing Checklist
Head/Face: 
 - Check ETT/tracheostomy is accessible/not kinked (ETT cm at teeth …..)
Post Proning Nursing ... 30° foot down positioning ... 20-30 mins post prone ... positioning ... Checklist #Post #Prone
Diagnosis Adrenal Insufficiency - Algorithm

Step 1) Screening Test: 6-8AM Cortisol Level
 - Early morning cortisol levels
Insufficiency - Algorithm ... Step 1) Screening Test ... Level - Early morning ... ) Confirmation Test ... Insufficiency #Algorithm
Cushing Syndrome Testing Algorithm
INDICATIONS FOR TESTING:
 • Suspected Cushing syndrome (central obesity, muscle weakness, refractory hypertension)
Testing:
Syndrome Testing Algorithm ... dexamethasone suppression test ... the following morning ... Hormone • MRI of adrenal ... endocrinology #Adrenal
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency
Addison's Disease - Damage of the adrenal glands with lack of cortisol, androgens and
Hyperpigmentation ("bronzing ... clue • Blood tests ... ACTH stimulation test ... present - ACTH test ... DEXAMETHASONE - ACTH test
Adrenal Insufficiency Algorithm - Cosyntropin Stimulation Test
T-1m: Baseline cortisol drawn
T0: 250 µg cosyntropin given IV
T30m: Repeat
Adrenal Insufficiency ... Algorithm - Cosyntropin ... Stimulation Test ... BCM_InternalMed #Adrenal ... Insufficiency #Testing #Algorithm