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Hypoxemia and Dyspnea - Rapid Response Management

1) Ask for vitals en route
2) Stabilize: Nasal canula 
3)
Rapid Response Management ... vitals en route 2) Stabilize ... Examination: Pulmonary, Cardiac ... pyramid 5) Treat the ... Hypoxemia #Dyspnea #Management
“H’s & T’s“ - The reversible causes of Cardiac Arrest 
Hypovolemia, Hypoxia/Hypoxemia, Hydrogen Ion Excess (Acidosis),
“H’s & T’s“ - The ... reversible causes of Cardiac ... Hypothermia Tamponade (Cardiac ... #HsTs #acls #differential ... diagnosis #arrest #management
Thoracic Trauma - Lethal 6 and Hidden 6 of Thoracic Trauma
The Lethal 6 of Thoracic Trauma:
Thoracic Trauma The ... Hemothorax • Cardiac ... Contusions • Blunt Cardiac ... Trauma #diagnosis #management ... #injuries #differential
RV Strain in Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS Echocardiogram

A patient is brought by EMS intubated and hypotensive.
Embolism on POCUS Echocardiogram ... your next step in management ... massive embolus-->LV inability ... In the setting of ... Embolism #POCUS #Echocardiogram
Cardiac metastasis of lung cancer (2D/3D TTE)

What is the most common type of cancer to metastasize
Cardiac metastasis ... lung cancer (2D/3D ... 36% to 39% of cardiac ... clinical #cardiology #echocardiogram ... #pocus #a4c #3d
Thromboelastography (trademarked as TEG)
 • Graphical representation of the fibrin polymerization process
 • Point-of-care anti-coagulation monitoring
trademarked as TEG ... representation of the ... ability to determine ... (primarily in cardiac ... measurable clot is formed
Intraoperative Cardiac Ischaemia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

If the patient is unconscious, signs of cardiac
Intraoperative Cardiac ... unconscious, signs of cardiac ... ❶ Call for cardiac ... Treat haemodynamic instability ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
STAGES of CHF (A, B, C, D), however, describe the severity of structural abnormalities that impair
however, describe the ... ability of the ... Treatments may include: cardiac ... circulation despite the ... #Management #Cardiology
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist - Myasthenia Gravis

Evaluation 
 - Chest X-ray and lung ultrasound (exclude other lung
disease) - Forced ... Phos), CBC with differential ... Plasma exchange is the ... fastest approach to stabilize ... MyastheniaGravis #Checklist #Management
Heat Illnesses and Heat Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Heat Cramps:
 • Muscle pain or spasm -
Heat Stroke - Differential ... Strenuous exercise in the ... bumps/blisters on the ... maintain adequate cardiac ... heat #illness #differential