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CPAP Troubleshooting Tips
1. Wrong size/style mask → try a different mask, nasal pillows
2. Trouble getting used
getting used to it → wear ... for short periods ... irritation, pressure sores ... falling asleep → wear ... Troubleshooting #Tips #management
Navigating a Rapid Response Team (RRT)

Assert Leadership:
 • Stand at foot of bed
 • Introduce yourself
Rapid Response Team ... RRT leader • Ask ... Rapid #Response #Team ... #RRT #Management ... #treatment #criticalcare
Perilunate Dislocation
On lateral wrist XR, the capitate ("apple") should sit in the lunate ("tea cup") which
in the lunate ("tea ... sit in lunate "tea ... injury • ED Management ... #Orthopedics #Sports ... #MSK
Mask Oxygen Delivery Devices

Simple Mask aka Hudson's Mask:
 • Flow 6-10 LPM
 • FiO2 35-50%
Face Tent:
Mask Oxygen Delivery ... aka Hudson's Mask ... the exhalation ports ... Delivery #Devices #management ... #pulmonary #criticalcare
The rationale for aggressive treatment of generalized status epilepticus was described previously here.  In short,
In short, best outcomes ... #Management #Neurology ... #CriticalCare #
General schema for respiratory support in patients with COVID-19
Low flow nasal cannula
 • Typically set at
filter • N95 mask ... ECMO center or team ... support #COVID19 #management ... #schema #criticalcare
Diuresis in Critical Care - Achieving a Negative Fluid Balance
Advantages Of A Negative Fluid Balance:
 •
DIURETICS which are short ... Early nephrologv ... Fluid #Balance #management ... #criticalcare
Primary and Secondary Headaches - Red Flags and Differential Diagnosis
Red Flags (SNOOP):
S - Systemic		
N - Neurologic
Red Flags and Differential ... Amy Chung, MD, MSc ... Headaches #diagnosis #differential ... primary #secondary #management ... #neurology
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
in the US each year ... a five to ten-year ... without back pain at/near ... Myelitis #diagnosis #management ... #neurology #differential
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
cases/100,000 per year ... • Weakness: Starts ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #neurology