Sunday, March 15, 2020

How to treat coronavirus in the ICU

Seattle was the site of the first coronavirus case in the US (source). Washington is also the state in the US that's been hardest hit by the coronavirus. Currently there are 2,952 coronavirus cases in the US and 57 deaths; 40 of these deaths are in Washington state (source).

With that in mind, the image below is from someone on the frontlines: a Seattle intensivist (aka intensive care physician aka critical care physician) at Swedish Medical Center and Virginia Mason. It's a one-page summary of what the coronavirus is and how to treat it. I'm posting it because it looks useful for physicians and other relevant health care providers. I presume there are some out there reading this. Click image to enlarge.

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Edit:

Thanks to @FOAMecmo for this below. Although Velia Marta Antonini is hard-pressed in Italy, she's still able to put out quality stuff like this about managing coronavirus patients on the vent:

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