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ETT depth may be predicted based on the patient’s height.  This has been validated among
#Management #CriticalCare ... Checklist #ETTDepths #TidalVolumes ... #Table #PulmCrit
COVID-19 Signs and Symptoms at the time of Presentation

Fever
Myalgia
Headache
Rinorrhea
Sore Throat
Dyspnea
Chest Tightness
Cough
Sputum
Hemoptysis
Nausea/Vomiting
Diarrhea

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COVID-19 Signs and ... Presentation Fever ... Josh Farkas @pulmcrit ... iBookCC #COVID19 #Signs
Approach to Selecting Respiratory Support:
-The role of noninvasive respiratory support is generally to reduce the patient's
-BiPAP should never ... #Management #CriticalCare ... Selection #Algorithm #PulmCrit
Scarlet fever
• Delayed-type skin reactivity to pyrogenic exotoxin Requires prior exposure
• Diffuse erythematous eruption that generally
Scarlet fever • ... folds #Scarlet #fever ... diagnosis #clinical #photo ... #signs #symptoms
Checklist for Evaluation of New-Onset Delirium in the ICU

Initial assessment 
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Vital signs, neuro exam
assessment - Vital signs ... Carboxyhemoglobin level ... Substantially reduced level ... of infection (fever ... #Workup #MICU #CriticalCare
Terry's Nails

Proximal paleness extending halfway up the nail, often eliminating the lunula. Darker distal band. Seen
advanced age, liver ... PhysicalExam #Clinical #Photo ... #Sign
Syphilitic gummas in Tertiary syphilis
Tertiary syphilitic gummas may mimic basal cell carcinoma. The gummatous tumors are
though there are no signs ... blood vessels, liver ... syphilis #clinical #photo
Endocarditis checklist
Initial evaluation
 • Peripheral blood cultures (three sets at three different sites)
 • Additional culture
• Persistent fever ... Josh Farkas @PulmCrit ... Endocarditis #checklist #criticalcare
Interstitial keratitis in Tertiary Syphilis

Interstitial keratitis, which is an inflammation of the cornea’s connective tissue elements,
though there are no signs ... blood vessels, liver ... syphilis #clinical #photo
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist - Myasthenia Gravis

Evaluation 
 - Chest X-ray and lung ultrasound (exclude other lung
workup or TSH level ... monitoring (vital signs ... ://twitter.com/PulmCrit ... Checklist #Management #CriticalCare