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Focused Assessment with Sonography for HIV/TB - The FASH Exam

The main objective of the FASH exam
exam is to detect pleural ... and pericardial effusions ... , enlarged abdominal ... #Diagnosis #POCUS ... Focused #Assessment #Ultrasound
Severe Heart Failure & Cardiogenic Shock - Management Checklist 
Evaluation 
 - EKG & echocardiography
Shock - Management ... edema - Large effusion ... (no B-lines on ultrasound ... Revascularization, treatment ... NSAlDs, ACE-inhibitors
Shock - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • Hypotension: SBP<90, SBP drop >40, MAP<65 (Normotension, HTN possible
Shock - Diagnosis ... Setup - Ultrasound ... Shock - Dry, Flat ... resuscitation • Cardiogenic ... #criticalcare #treatment
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
Symptoms: cough, abdominal ... distension, wheeze, abdominal ... edema, bilateral pleural ... effusions). 1/5 ... #management #cardiology
Postpartum Hemorrhage - Differential Diagnosis and Management 
Uterine Atony (80%) - Most PPH Will respond to
and Management ... Using external abdominal ... unresponsive to usual treatment ... procoagulants • External aortic ... compression (using ultrasound
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
importantly, bedside ultrasound ... & Dry) is the treatment ... is essentially Cardiogenic ... #algorithm #management ... #cardiology #treatment
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis ... diuretics, Saline infusion ... badness): Peak T, flat ... Ca-gluconate or 1g CaCl ... #Management #Treatment
Summary of Oncologic Emergencies

Neutropenic fever:
- Fever + ANC < 500 → start cefepime ± vancomycin (if
CT abdomen if abdominal ... (~20 %) and APL ... opacities, SOB, pleural ... effusions - Treatment ... Oncology #HemeOnc #Diagnosis