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COVID-19 - Awake Self-Proning

Physiology of proning:
 - more homogenous ventilation
 - decrease ventral-dorsal transpulmonary pressure difference
19 - Awake Self-Proning ... Physiology of proning ... difference - decrease lung ... awake #covid19 #sarscov2 ... #management #treatment
COVID-19 Lung Ultrasound Algorithm

Intensive Care Society @ICS_updates

#Lung #Ultrasound #Algorithm #POCUS #COVID19 #SARSCOV2 #Diagnosis #Management
COVID-19 Lung Ultrasound ... ICS_updates #Lung ... Ultrasound #Algorithm #POCUS ... #COVID19 #SARSCOV2 ... #Diagnosis #Management
Awake Proning Instructions for Patients

Try to avoid lying flat on your back, instead lay on your
Awake Proning Instructions ... air into your lungs ... Westafer, DO, MPH, MS ... PatientInfo #Prone #Management ... #Coronavirus #SARSCOV2
Checklist for removing PPE, using a tear-away gown here (this type of gown is preferred)
Inside the
- Front of the mask ... straps of the mask ... Doffing #Checklist #Management ... #COVID19 #SARSCoV2 ... #PersonalProtectiveEquipment
Protocol for Doffing PPE

Wash hands and remove visible bodily fluids/blood contaminants on the outer surfaces at
respirator m self-priming ... /mask (if used) ... Removal #Checklist #Management ... #COVID19 #SARSCoV2 ... #PersonalProtectiveEquipment
General schema for respiratory support in patients with COVID-19
Low flow nasal cannula
 • Typically set at
filter • N95 mask ... useful to allow for lung-protective ... use conventional lung-protective ... • Proning is a ... support #COVID19 #management
Protocol for Donning PPE

Put on special work clothes and work shoes • Wash hands~ Put on
medical protective mask ... On #Checklist #Management ... #COVID19 #SARSCoV2 ... #PersonalProtectiveEquipment
Capnocytophaga
Pathogen: Capnocytophaga
 • 9 species, C. canimorsus responsible for the majority of infections
 • Gram-negative rod,
anaerobe, SIow growing ... , Long, thin, and ... through animal bites ... infectiousdiseases #diagnosis #management
COVID-19 Intubation Checklist

Personal protective equipment (PPE)
 • Standard PPE
   • N95 or PAPR.
under-layer ideally long-cuffed ... using BVM: Hold mask ... Intubation #Checklist #SARSCoV2 ... #Management #CriticalCare
SEQUENCE FOR PUTTING ON PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (PPE)

1. GOWN
•	 Fully cover torso from neck to knees,
MASK OR RESPIRATOR ... Donning #Checklist #Management ... #COVID19 #SARSCoV2 ... #PersonalProtectiveEquipment