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#EKG taken on a patient with an acute pulmonary embolism with right heart strain showing tachycardia,
#EKG taken on a ... pulmonary embolism ... in V1 - V4 #Clinical ... #criticalcare # ... cardiology #ECG
Algorithm for Management of Acute Exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD)

Obtain workup for alternate diagnoses and relevant comorbidities:
Algorithm for Management ... of Acute Exacerbation ... doppler, CTA • ECG ... #AECOPD #Algorithm ... #treatment #pulmonary
Pulmonary Embolism on EKG

- Dr. Josh Farkas  @PulmCrit

Note Right Axis Deviation, T-Wave Inversion on Inferior
Pulmonary Embolism ... Embolism #AcutePE ... #EKG #clinical ... #ecg #electrocardiogram ... #cardiology
EKG in Acute Pulmonary Embolism
The sensitivity and specificity for EKG findings in acute PE are low.
EKG
EKG in Acute Pulmonary ... in relation to ECG ... Leads (VI-V3) +/- Inferior ... #EKG #Pulmonary ... #diagnosis #cardiology
Wellens' Sign: LAD-T Wave Inversion 
Life threatening T wave inversions in precordial leads. Often V2-V3 
Specific
week of becoming acute ... anterior wall MI ... often occur during a ... #ECG #Electrocardiogram ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical ... leading to increased pulmonary ... consistent with pulmonary ... <300mmHg with a ... #CriticalCare
Severe Heart Failure & Cardiogenic Shock - Management Checklist 
Evaluation 
 - EKG & echocardiography
Cardiogenic Shock - Management ... drained if causing acute ... treatment for acute ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology ... #Management
ECG of a 55-year-old man who presented to the ER with chest pain 
Computer interpretation: “Nonspecific
ECG of a 55-year-old ... Hyperacute Inferior ... involvement) It’s a ... classic pattern of Acute ... #Clinical #Cardiology
Approach to Possible Hypertensive Emergency

criteria required to diagnose hypertensive emergency
(1) Severe hypertension
 - Usually a MAP
needed to cause a ... hypertension (e.g ... - Pulmonary edema ... Emergency #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #CriticalCare #
Auto-PEEP 
What is Auto-PEEP?
 • Progressive air trapping & dynamic hyperinflation → ↑Palv at end expiration
effort to trigger a ... ventilation • In acute ... AutoPEEP #PEEP #pulmonary ... #diagnosis #management ... #criticalcare #