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CPAP Troubleshooting Tips
1. Wrong size/style mask → try a different mask, nasal pillows
2. Trouble getting used
Dry, stuffy nose ... first, then try straps ... → adjust straps ... during day, try ... noise → check air filter
DIY Respirator

Innovative technique to create a cheap, reusable, elastomeric respirator for use during critical N95 supply
DIY Respirator ... using only a face mask ... in-line ventilator filter ... and two elastic straps ... Es_iY5WJdmI #DIY
Hip fracture 
75% happen to older women
Leading cause of morbidity (30%–50% lose functional independence) & mortality
75% happen to older ... 20% develop a postop ... of 92% and a 30 day ... infections), pressure sores
Allopecia - Differential Diagnosis Framework for Hair Loss

Localized / Focal Hair Loss Pattern:
 • Scarring Alopecia:
Hypopituitarism, Post ... Lithium • Stress ... : Post op, Post ... Examination: • Signs ... Pull test • Dry
DIY Facemask - Creating my own  N95
1. anesthesia. mask 
2. Straps (vent masks here)
3. Ventilator
DIY Facemask - Creating ... 1. anesthesia. mask ... Straps (vent masks ... Ventilator filter ... FACEP @MdFacep #DIY
Nicotine Replacement Therapy - Dosing Schedules 

Here's an easy way to remember dosing for Nicotine Replacement
Just ask the patient ... cigarette of the day ... See one of my older ... posts regarding
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
specific questions to ask ... to determine if stress ... ACEi/ARBs - Hold day ... they have one post ... lung issues • Older
Post Myocardial Infarction VSD on POCUS Echocardiogram

Older female with hx of severe GERD. Worsening over 8
Post Myocardial ... Infarction VSD on POCUS ... Echocardiogram Older ... Worsening over 8 day ... SeptalRupture #pocus
Post Myocardial Infarction VSD on POCUS Echocardiogram (Color Doppler)

Older female with hx of severe GERD. Worsening
Post Myocardial ... Infarction VSD on POCUS ... Color Doppler) Older ... Worsening over 8 day ... SeptalRupture #pocus
Post Myocardial Infarction VSD on POCUS Echocardiogram - Apical 4 chamber view

Older female with hx of
Post Myocardial ... Infarction VSD on POCUS ... chamber view Older ... Worsening over 8 day ... SeptalRupture #pocus