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

 • Bova score
Pulmonary Embolism ... class (30-day all ... cause mortality ... Hemodynamics (Stable ... stratification #criticalcare
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Causes of Chronic ... Artery Disease • Stable ... Tachyarrhythmia Airway ... Pleural Thickening/Masses ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Dyspnea:
 • Myocardium:
	- Heart failure
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
 • Electrical:
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- Tamponade Pulmonary ... : • Airways: ... Vasculature: - PE - Pulmonary ... Guillain Barre - ALS ... #pulmonary
Balloon Visualization - Mechanical Ventilation Pressures - PIP, PPlat, PEEP

Peak Inspiratory Pressure (PIP): Dynamic pressure needed
of the lung) Airway ... unless excessive airway ... ) Inspiratory Pause ... #PPlat #PEEP #CriticalCare ... Pathophysiology #Pulmonary
Increased Airway Pressure - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Using these steps from start to end should
should identify any cause ... surgery related cause ... reservoir bag and APL ... Consider potential causes ... o Aspiration, pulmonary
Extubation Checklist Mnemonic - MASCOTS
M - Mechanism (Underlying mechanism improving)
A - Airway (Patent, difficult intubation)
S -
improving) A - Airway ... Oxygenation (O2 stable ... - Tube feeds (Pause ... (Sedation off, passes ... Mnemonic #MASCOTS #criticalcare
Reflex Testing - Causes of Hyporeflexia and Hyperreflexia
Focal Hyporeflexia: 
 • Radiculopathy, Mononeuropathy, Polyneuropathy, Acute stroke,
Reflex Testing - Causes ... Deep coma (any cause ... injury, Early ALS ... differential #diagnosis #table ... #neurology
Shock - Differential Diagnosis by Classification

Hypovolemic (Intravascular volume depletion)
 - Hemorrhagic 
   • Trauma
exacerbation (any cause ... flow) - Massive pulmonary ... Classification #Table ... #CriticalCare
Massive Hemoptysis - Diagnosis and Management
 • Definitions: 
   - Hemoptysis = bleeding from
has potential to cause ... Management • Airway ... treatment #workup #pulmonary ... #criticalcare
The Vortex is based on the principle that there are three ‘nonsurgical’ techniques to establish a
establish a patent airway ... a supraglottic airway ... design, the Vortex uses ... best efforts at all ... #visualaid #criticalcare