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Pulmonary Embolism - Risk Stratification and Prognostication based on scores and clinical features

 • Bova score
on scores and clinical ... class (30-day all ... prognostication #diagnosis ... #management #stratification ... #criticalcare #
Pulmonary Embolism with IVC Thrombus In Transit

A patient presents with chest pain. Which of the following
most support her diagnosis ... septal motion, all ... Thrombus #InTransit #clinical ... #ultrasound #echocardiogram ... #a4c #mcconnells
In July 2015 the ACC/AHA proposed and published an algorithm to help stratify cardiac arrest patients
July 2015 the ACC ... NSTEMI #Activation #Risk ... Stratfication #Management ... #Cardiology #CriticalCare
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
event, follow ACC ... Change in clinical ... indication of AC ... medical and surgical management ... stratification #diagnosis
Anticoagulation for Atrial Fibrillation - CHA2DS2-VASc

I always tell my students, one of the first thing you
fibrillation in clinic ... practice, CHEST and ACC ... warfarin as first-line ... factor, while ACC ... CHADS2VASC #Score #Management
False Positive Lung Point on POCUS
Lung-Cardiac Point and Lung-Diaphragm Point
These images highlight selected differentials to pleural
differentials to pleural line ... LungPoint #POCUS #clinical ... lungdiaphragam #ultrasound ... #pulmonary #differential ... #diagnosis #mimics
Severe Heart Failure & Cardiogenic Shock - Management Checklist 
Evaluation 
 - EKG & echocardiography
Cardiogenic Shock - Management ... congestion (no B-lines ... on ultrasound), ... NSAlDs, ACE-inhibitors ... #Management
McConnell's Sign on POCUS Echocardiogram (A4C)

A4c view; RV enlargement & hypokinesis with apical sparing ("McConnell Sign"
) A4c view; RV ... Diagnosis concerning ... for Pulmonary Embolism ... #clinical #ultrasound ... #cardiology
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Differential Diagnosis ... cardiomyopathy • Pulmonary ... support for patients clinically ... Cardiomyopathy #diagnosis ... #management #cardiology
Endocarditis checklist
Initial evaluation
 • Peripheral blood cultures (three sets at three different sites)
 • Additional culture
any indwelling line ... endocarditis w/ septic pulmonary ... Internet Book of Critical ... Endocarditis #checklist #criticalcare ... #diagnosis #management