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Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) - Basics
Mode of cardiopulmonary support used to treat pulmonary and/or cardiovascular failure
cardiovascular failure ... cardiopulmonary failure ... venous system • Blood ... #ECMO #Basics #management ... #pulmonary #criticalcare
ECMO Troubleshooting - OnePager Summary
ECMO Emergency Protocol - Team should train/practice & have necessary supplies at
• PUMP FAILURE ... function of native lung ... or membrane lung ... #differential #management ... #criticalcare
Severe Heart Failure & Cardiogenic Shock - Management Checklist 
Evaluation 
 - EKG & echocardiography
Cardiogenic Shock - Management ... 1 — Treat the lungs ... (no B-lines on ultrasound ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology ... #Management
Six-step approach to ultrasound-guided central venous catheter placement

I. Identify anatomy of insertion site and localization of
Six-step approach to ultrasound-guided ... Use compression ultrasound ... and to quantify blood ... Catheter #Venous #Management ... #CriticalCare
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
Heart failure with ... : weight gain, lung ... pressure: systolic blood ... heartfailure #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology #pharmacology
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
verrucous) • Lung ... Microbiology: Blood ... • Blood cultures ... Endocarditis #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology
Fluid Responsiveness and Fluid Tolerance Testing - OnePager Summary
Fluid resuscitation can be beneficial when required or
risk of renal failure ... Point of Care Ultrasound ... Averages blood flow ... testing #diagnosis #criticalcare ... comparison #challenges #management
Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Return (TAPVR)

Here's the bedside Echo of an 8-week-old boy who presented to
and respiratory failure ... Blood from the Lungs ... The only way any blood ... through a small ASD—keeping ... Echocardiogram #Clinical #A4C
Blood Product Transfusions One Pager Summary
Type and screen - determines blood type and detects in recipient
Blood Product Transfusions ... hypoTN, renal failure ... Related Acute Lung ... RBCs (stored at 4C ... Transfusions #diagnosis #management
Blood Transfusion Reactions

Immune Mediated:
 • Febrile Non-Hemolytic Transfusion Reaction (FNHTR): Most common immune reaction to transfusion.
Blood Transfusion ... hypoTN, renal failure ... Related Acute Lung ... RBCs (stored at 4C ... Transfusion #diagnosis #management