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COVID-19 - Awake Self-Proning

Physiology of proning:
 - more homogenous ventilation
 - decrease ventral-dorsal transpulmonary pressure difference
COVID-19 - Awake ... difference - decrease lung ... proning #prone #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
Achilles Tendon Rupture - Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • The Achilles tendon is 15cm long in
Achilles Tendon ... findings • The Achilles ... tendon is 15cm long ... Thompson calf squeeze test ... pathophysiology #msk
COVID-19 POCUS

96 yrs old, discharged 3 wks ago for CAP, treated with amox/clav then cefixime. Returns
COVID-19 POCUS ... likely exposure to COVID19 ... Test done: positive ... #POCUS #Clinical ... #Lung #Ultrasound
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 ... #COVID19 #Coronavirus
Thompson Test with POCUS shows achilles rupture, retracted ratty tendon with hematoma.

Dr. Michael Schick @UltrasoundStuff -
Thompson Test with ... POCUS shows achilles ... Medicine #Clinical #POCUS ... #MSK #Achilles ... Ruptured #Thompson #Test
COVID on Lung POCUS

2 zones looked like this, the rest A-lines. Dx infectious and with Hx
COVID on Lung POCUS ... like this, the rest ... posterior L upper lung ... #POCUS #Clinical ... #Lung #Ultrasound
General schema for respiratory support in patients with COVID-19
Low flow nasal cannula
 • Typically set at
patients with COVID ... filter • N95 mask ... use conventional lung-protective ... respiratory #support #COVID19 ... #management #schema
Achilles tendon rupture on POCUS

Adhikari's Image of the Wk: Achilles tendon rupture. Look for disruption of
Achilles tendon ... rupture on POCUS ... parallel fibers in long ... tendon #rupture #POCUS ... ultrasound #clinical #msk
COVID-19 - A Seattle Intensivist's One-Page Cheat-Sheet on COVID-19 v2.7 Updated March 26 2020

(v2.7) incorporating newer
COVID-19 - A Seattle ... Cheat-Sheet on COVID ... unilateral* • POCUS ... Cheatsheet #Diagnosis #Management ... GrepMed Recommended Text