Pediatric Overflow Planning Contingency Response Network: A collaboration to help support safe offloading of adult patients to pediatric facilities in #COVID19
Apr 19, 2020 • 10 tweets • 5 min read
Stroke got you thinking of freestyle & butterfly? Do you avoid people w/ focal neuro deficits? Let’s channel our inner Michael Phelps as we swim thru this #POPCoRNtweetorial adapted by @robertdaulton on our way to mastering the Stroke/TIA work-up #POPCoRNet#COVIDPOPCoRN 1/
Ischemic: occlusion from thrombus/embolus/hypoperfusion
-Large vessel atheroscler./small vessel dz/cardioemboli
Hemorrhagic: intracerebral/subarachnoid hem from intracranial vessels
-HTN, aneurysm rupture, cerebral amyloid angiopathy, vasc malform #POPCoRNtweetorial 2/
Apr 14, 2020 • 9 tweets • 5 min read
Like a proud parent, there comes a time when we must release our patients into the real world, one free from heparin shots, catheters, & miralax (maybe). When your adult patients are ready for discharge, refer to this #POPCoRNtweetorial for a few tips. #POPCoRNet#COVIDPOPCoRN 1/
et’s get them home. Does OT/PT/Speech need to see them? Does the pt have appropriate care at home per recs? Are they going home/assisted living facility, home with services (visiting nurse/OT/PT), SNF, Inpatient Rehab (IRF), LTACH, or another hospital? #POPCoRNtweetorial 2/
Apr 13, 2020 • 11 tweets • 5 min read
Are you a peds provider caring for adult pts in a COVID-19 world? Last admitted an adult as a 3rd year med student? In this #POPCoRNtweetorial, we will lay the groundwork for how to get this admission started off on the right foot. #POPCoRNet#COVIDPOPCoRN 1/
You can’t ask EVERYTHING in your Hx, but definitely ask this:
Substance use: frequency, duration, last use (esp. EtOH & Benzos)
Functional status: who lives at home, help with ADLs or meds?
Code status, advanced directives, healthcare proxy or POA #POPCoRNtweetorial 2/
