Should we put multiple COVID-19 patients on a single ventilator?
Prof Jack Iwashyna on the highly limited role of single ventilator / multiple patient workarounds in the COVID-19 epidemic.
CXR Case 153
A 63 yo lady presents with dyspnoea on a background of metastatic breast cancer. LITFL Top 150 CXR
Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 308
Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 307 - Just when you thought your brain could unwind The medical trivia FFFF
Lung Ultrasound in COVID-19
Medical Education video on performing and interpreting lung ultrasound in suspected SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) patients
CXR Case 152
A 69 yo lady presents for a routine pre-operative CXR. LITFL Top 150 CXR
Checklist: Suspected COVID 19 intubation
Today I had the opportunity to review a very nicely created Peri-intubation Action Card that was put together in short order by two anesthesiologists from Scope Anesthesia - Dr. Janish Patel and Dr. Kimberly Blasius.
CXR Case 151
A 54 year old male presents with chest pain radiating through to his upper back. LITFL Top 150 CXR
SARS-CoV-2 infection
COVID-19 and SARS-CoV-2 infection SuperSummary for students, nurses and physicians
Preparing for the COVID-19 pandemic
In the midst of the global COVID-19 pandemic, this episode focuses on the pandemic planning all ICUs should be doing - if they haven’t already been overwhelmed.
High Lateral STEMI
ST elevation primarily localised to leads I and aVL, usually associated with reciprocal ST depression and T wave inversion in inferior leads
COVID-19 a 3-step approach to intubation
Pragmatic Recommendations for Intubating Critically Ill Patients with Suspected COVID-19. Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians Open.
Howard Hailey
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