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Thoracic Trauma - Lethal 6 and Hidden 6 of Thoracic Trauma
The Lethal 6 of Thoracic Trauma:
The Lethal 6 of ... Hemothorax • Cardiac ... • Flail Chest The ... Contusions • Blunt Cardiac ... #diagnosis #management
Evaluation of Electrical Injury in the Emergency Department 

Common Injuries by System:

CNS - Seizure, coma, spinal
of Electrical Injury ... in the Emergency ... high voltage Cardiac ... Electricity #Evaluation #Diagnosis ... #Management #Emergency
Hemopericardium on POCUS Echocardiogram - Subcostal View

Valentine's day.  Shot through the heart--but not by Cupid.
Shot through the ... Diagnosis? ... #S4C #clinical ... #cardiology #ultrasound ... Pericardial #Effusion #Trauma
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
Cardiac Tamponade ... accumulation of blood ... cardiothoracic surgery, trauma ... Plan definitive management ... #Management #Workup
Cardiac Tamponade on POCUS
Hypotension in trauma is not always due to hypovolemia. This was a great
Hypotension in trauma ... benefits of POCUS in diagnosing ... for definitive management ... POCUS #clinical #ultrasound ... #s4c
Elevated Lactate Dehydrogenase (LDH) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

LDH is a cytoplasmic enzyme present in tissues throughout
- Differential Diagnosis ... deficiency of red blood ... thrombosis Cardiac ... Demand ischemia • Trauma ... #differential #diagnosis
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
quantify renal injury ... (UPC) ratio • Cardiac ... o infection • Echocardiogram ... reveals increasing blood ... #management #treatment
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Microbiology: Blood ... : • New cardiac ... Septic Emboli Cause Injury ... • Blood cultures ... #management #cardiology
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
and Management ... left heart 3-6 cardiac ... passage • Arterial blood ... gas (ABC) analysis ... #management #treatment
Fluid Responsiveness and Fluid Tolerance Testing - OnePager Summary
Fluid resuscitation can be beneficial when required or
15% increase in cardiac ... Pulse Contour Cardiac ... Point of Care Ultrasound ... Tolerance #testing #diagnosis ... comparison #challenges #management