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Focused POCUS Lung and Cardiac Ultrasound Exams in COVID-19 Patients
1. Turn machine on / Enter patient
Focused POCUS Lung ... Select phased-array probe ... With probe marker ... #Focused #POCUS ... diagnosis #covid19 #sarscov2
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
COVID-19 - Awake Self-Proning

Physiology of proning:
 - more homogenous ventilation
 - decrease ventral-dorsal transpulmonary pressure difference
difference - decrease lung ... 5 #proning #prone ... awake #covid19 #sarscov2 ... #management #treatment
Protocol for Doffing PPE

Wash hands and remove visible bodily fluids/blood contaminants on the outer surfaces at
filter-type full-face mask ... /mask (if used) ... mask • Wash hands ... #Checklist #Management ... #COVID19 #SARSCoV2
Checklist for removing PPE, using a tear-away gown here (this type of gown is preferred)
Inside the
Remove gown and ... Remove face shield ... Remove N95/surgicaI ... Doffing #Checklist #Management ... #COVID19 #SARSCoV2
CDC - HOW TO SAFELY REMOVE PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (PPE) 
There are a variety of ways
MASK OR RESPIRATOR ... • Front of mask ... elastics of the mask ... #Checklist #Management ... #COVID19 #SARSCoV2
CDC - HOW TO SAFELY REMOVE PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (PPE) 
There are a variety of ways
MASK OR RESPIRATOR ... • Front of mask ... elastics of the mask ... #Checklist #Management ... #COVID19 #SARSCoV2
General schema for respiratory support in patients with COVID-19
Low flow nasal cannula
 • Typically set at
filter • N95 mask ... use conventional lung-protective ... Prone positioning ... indication for prone ... support #COVID19 #management
Awake Proning Instructions for Patients

Try to avoid lying flat on your back, instead lay on your
air into your lungs ... Westafer, DO, MPH, MS ... #PatientInfo #Prone ... #Management #COVID19 ... #Coronavirus #SARSCOV2
COVID-19 Intubation Checklist

Personal protective equipment (PPE)
 • Standard PPE
   • N95 or PAPR.
using BVM: Hold mask ... • Meticulous removal ... before and after removal ... Intubation #Checklist #SARSCoV2 ... #Management #CriticalCare