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Medical Category: Thoracic and Respiratory

COVID-19 NIV: Helmet vs Mask

Background: Over the past few weeks there has been a shift in the management of critically ill COVID-19 patients.  Many seem to have moved away from an intubate early strategy to the use of high flow nasal cannula (HFNC) and …

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Thoracic and Respiratory

COVID-19: Home O2 Protocol

Needs Assessment: As the COVID19 pandemic continues to mount, hospitals will rapidly reach maximal capacity. As a result, patients are boarding longer in the ED and, new patients are waiting longer to be seen. This dynamic poses numerous threats to …

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Thoracic and Respiratory

COVID-19: Awake Proning

Background: Awake proning, or having patients lie on their stomachs, can help oxygenation by helping to recruit posterior portions of the lungs and by helping with perfusion to oxygenated lung segments. The literature around proning centers on intubated patients with …

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Infectious DiseaseThoracic and Respiratory

REBEL Cast Ep80: A New War Plan for COVID-19 with Richard Levitan

In this episode of REBEL Cast,I sit down with Richard Levitan and talk about some ideas from his experience in New York, where he spent 10 days during the surge of the COVID-19 pandemic. And the lessons he took away …

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Infectious DiseaseThoracic and Respiratory

E-Cigarette or Vaping Product Use-Associated Lung Injury (EVALI)

Background: Electronic cigarette use, or vaping, has been rising in popularity in the United States. Electronic cigarette use has been associated with respiratory symptoms that have collectively been labeled e-cigarette or vaping product use-associated lung injury (EVALI). In a recent …

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Thoracic and RespiratoryToxicology

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