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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 treatment ... US and updated treatment ... clarified the treatment ... unilateral* • POCUS
Bell’s Palsy: Treatment and House-Brackmann grading for severity of facial nerve weakness
#Diagnosis #Management #Bells #Palsy #Treatment
Bell’s Palsy: Treatment ... Diagnosis #Management #Bells ... #Palsy #Treatment
Inflammatory mechanism of asthma. 
Airway epithelial cells exposed to activation stimuli, including allergens, viruses, and irritants,
Airway epithelial cells ... These T cells then ... TH2 cells also migrate ... submucosal mast cells ... leukotrienes, as well
Lymphomas and Lymphoproliferative Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hodgkin Lymphoma ~40% - Characteristic For Reed-Sternberg (RS) Cells
Reed-Sternberg (RS) Cells ... Lymphocyte - 5% RS cells ... (LP) tumour B cells ... Responsive to Treatment ... growth, response to treatment
Anaphylaxis: Treatments (Acute)
Additional Info:
 • IV steroids may be considered for prevention of late phase reactions.
Anaphylaxis: Treatments ... be provided, as well ... Treatment: • ... Epinephrine (1st line treatment ... #Anaphylaxis #Treatments
The clinical criteria for BV (Amsel critera), include 'thin' vaginal fluid, fishy odor upon potassium hydroxide
potassium hydroxide treatment ... exfoliated epithelial cells ... bacteria (“clue cells
Hansen's Disease (Leprosy)
 • Transmission - not completely understood, ?nasal droplets
 • Symptoms appear ~5 years
& SC fat with well-defined ... cytoplasm, plasma cells ... and numerous AFB Treatment ... diagnosis #management #treatment
Ascariasis on Point of Care Ultrasound

Got WORMS?! Ascariasis diagnosed by POCUS... see the parallel hyperechoic walls
Ascariasis diagnosed by POCUS ... parallel hyperechoic walls ... clinical #ultrasound #pocus
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE): Pathogenesis

 • Genetic factors (Mutations in HLA- DR2/HLA-DR3 genes, complement genes, cytokine
environmental factors (not well ... dysfunction of dendritic cells ... , B-cells, T-cells ... Auto-reactive T-cells
Emergency Management of Hyperkalemia in Adults
Assess Patient - Airway Breathing Circulation Disability Exposure (ABCDE) Approach
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Consider cause and if treatment ... - 6.4 mmol/L - Treatment ... /L - Emergency treatment ... Shift K+ into cells ... management #algorithm #treatment