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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
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist - Myasthenia Gravis

Evaluation 
 - Chest X-ray and lung ultrasound (exclude other lung
Chest X-ray and lung ... ultrasound (exclude ... other lung disease ... MyastheniaGravis #Checklist #Management ... #CriticalCare
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
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
verrucous) • Lung ... Microbiology: Blood ... New-onset Heart Failure ... • Blood cultures ... Endocarditis #diagnosis #management
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
The crusade against “Ab”Normal Saline continues.  This is a non-physiologic fluid that can harm our
risk of renal failure ... reduces renal blood ... reduced renal blood ... #foamed #criticalcare ... #management #diagnosis
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
Decompensated Heart Failure ... importantly, bedside ultrasound ... differential #algorithm #management ... treatment #table #foamed ... heartfailure #chf #criticalcare
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
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