Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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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 POCUS

96 yrs old, discharged 3 wks ago for CAP, treated with amox/clav then cefixime. Returns
3 wks ago for CAP ... consolidation and likely effusion ... But this ultrasound ... POCUS #Clinical #Lung ... #Ultrasound #SARSCoV2
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General schema for respiratory support in patients with COVID-19
Low flow nasal cannula
 β€’ Typically set at
filter β€’ N95 mask ... useful to allow for lung-protective ... use conventional lung-protective ... #management #schema ... hypoxia #failure #algorithm
Aortic Dissection Flap on Abdominal POCUS

Older patient found-aphasia, left sided weakness. Last known well 90min ago.
Flap on Abdominal ... Echogenic pericardial effusion ... Quick look at abdominal ... #POCUS #Ultrasound ... #Flap #Long #Sagittal
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Outpatient Hypertension Management Algorithm
Monotherapy: 
 β€’ Thiazide/thiazide-like 
 β€’ ACE-I (non-black patients), 
 β€’ ARB
Outpatient Hypertension Management ... Algorithm Monotherapy ... ARB β€’ CCB (long ... Ischemic Stoke* β€’ Aortic ... Amy Chung, MD, MSc
QTc Flow chart to minimize TdP in COVID-19 inpatients on Chloroquine/Azithromycin

Flow chart to manage effects on
minimize TdP in COVID ... K-Serum Potassium; ms ... milliseconds; LQTS: long ... Prolongation #Torsades #Algorithm ... #Management #hydroxychloroquine
COVID-19 Intubation Checklist

Personal protective equipment (PPE)
 β€’ Standard PPE
   β€’ N95 or PAPR.
COVID-19 Intubation ... unavailable, disposable cap ... under-layer ideally long-cuffed ... using BVM: Hold mask ... Checklist #SARSCoV2 #Management
Continuous Positive Airway Pressure in the Neonate

WHY CPAP? 
β€’ Maintain airway patency 
β€’ Helps avoid alveoli
wall β€’ Improves lung ... and fit of the mask ... - Monitor HR. perfusion ... ears, note any abdominal ... #Neonate #Management