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

 • Bova score
Pulmonary Embolism ... Hemodynamics (Stable ... prognostication #diagnosis ... #management #stratification ... #criticalcare #
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
murmur 3/6) - Pulmonary ... Stable patients ... days before Pulmonary ... medical and surgical management ... stratification #diagnosis
Pancreatitis management checklist 
Evaluation to guide etiology & management 
 - RUQ ultrasound 
 - Calcium
Pancreatitis management ... increase the risk ... able. ... Pancreatitis #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #CriticalCare
Altitude Sickness: Acute Mountain Sickness (AMS), High Altitude Cerebral Edema (HACE) and High Altitude Pulmonary Edema
Mountain Sickness (AMS ... High Altitude Pulmonary ... #HACE #HAPE #Diagnosis ... #Management #Elevation ... #Comparison #Table
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Differential Diagnosis ... cardiomyopathy • Pulmonary ... Delivery • Stable ... defibrillator as ... Cardiomyopathy #diagnosis
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
simply a clinical diagnosis ... with presence of pulmonary ... #algorithm #management ... cardiology #treatment #table ... heartfailure #chf #criticalcare
Fluid Responsiveness and Fluid Tolerance Testing - OnePager Summary
Fluid resuscitation can be beneficial when required or
vasopressors and lower risk ... Tolerance #testing #diagnosis ... #criticalcare # ... comparison #challenges ... #management
The crusade against “Ab”Normal Saline continues.  This is a non-physiologic fluid that can harm our
this post will focus ... is concerning as ... with an increased risk ... #foamed #criticalcare ... #management #diagnosis
Approach to Tracheostomy Emergencies - OnePager Summary
COMPONENTS OF A TRACHEOSTOMY TUBE:
 • Obturator - inserted into
also important as ... re-insertion due to risk ... Surgical management ... #Emergencies #diagnosis ... #pulmonary #criticalcare
TRALI Diagnostic Criteria
TRALI type 1 - Patients who have no risk factors for ARDS and meet
evidence of bilateral pulmonary ... Findings as described ... TRALI l, and b Stable ... #Criteria #pulmonary ... #criticalcare