Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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COVID-19: ICU Guidelines for the Non-Intensivist
Infection Control
Risk Factors for Severe Disease
Initial Laboratory Workup
COVID-19 Specific Medications
Respiratory
Cardiac
Hematologic
Neuro/Sedation

#COVID19 #ICU
Non-Intensivist Infection ... COVID-19 Specific Medications ... #COVID19 #ICU #criticalcare ... NonIntensivist #diagnosis ... #management
Endocarditis checklist
Initial evaluation
 โ€ข Peripheral blood cultures (three sets at three different sites)
 โ€ข Additional culture
for metastatic infection ... spleen, brain) Indications ... course โ€ข Adjust antibiotics ... Endocarditis #checklist #criticalcare ... #diagnosis #management
Orthopedic Dressing Materials
1. Opsite - semi-permeable-thin, adhesive transparent polyurethrane film 
 โ€ข Indications: Superficial wounds as
polyurethrane film โ€ข Indications ... โ€ข Indications ... from seaweed โ€ข Indications ... Dressings #Materials #management ... wound #comparison #table
Hepatorenal Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Who gets HRS?
 โ€ข Decompensated cirrhosis
 โ€ข Typically with existing
Hepatorenal Syndrome - Diagnosis ... and Management ... a precipitant: Medications ... abuse, Bacterial infection ... #Management #treatment
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist - Myasthenia Gravis

Evaluation 
 - Chest X-ray and lung ultrasound (exclude other lung
if symptoms of infection ... Pyridostigmine - New diagnosis ... main ones) - Antibiotics ... MyastheniaGravis #Checklist #Management ... #CriticalCare
Erythemas Summarized
Erythema ab igne
 โ€ข A dermatosis that results from repeated exposure to heat (fires, heating
fires, heating pads ... autoimmune conditions, medications ... idiopathic, and medications ... Erythemas #comparison #table ... #differential #diagnosis
Pancreatitis management checklist 
Evaluation to guide etiology & management 
 - RUQ ultrasound 
 - Calcium
- Review of medication ... Q6hr) and pain-dose ... limit them as able ... Pancreatitis #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #CriticalCare
Rybelsus (oral semaglutide) - First Oral GLP-1 Agonist
Dosing:
3 mg daily x 30 days, then 7 mg
semaglutide, the same medication ... in the injection ... drug to remain stable ... take any other medications ... patients to take meds
Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis
DIAGNOSTICS
Paracentesis: 
 โ€ข Calculate absolute PMN count (total WBC x PMN %)
 โ€ข Correct
improved outcomes 1) Antibiotics ... Caveats: Arbitrary dose ... risk X Stop if no indication ... โ†“ rebleeding, infections ... #management #prophylaxis
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Varicella Zoster Virus (VZV) Infections in HIV-AIDS
Pre-Exposure Prevention of VZV
of VZV Primary Infection ... Indications: ... health-care provider diagnosis ... (Varivaxโ„ข), 2 doses ... Prevention #Treatment #management