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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 ... , allowing for lung ... #Basics #management ... #pulmonary #criticalcare
General schema for respiratory support in patients with COVID-19
Low flow nasal cannula
 • Typically set at
VV-ECMO • indicatons ... discussion With ECMO ... support #COVID19 #management ... #schema #criticalcare ... #hypoxia #failure
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
, inflammatory lung ... permeability, lung ... overload with heart failure ... assessment“ (e.g. echo ... #CriticalCare
ECMO Troubleshooting - OnePager Summary
ECMO Emergency Protocol - Team should train/practice & have necessary supplies at
ECMO Troubleshooting ... function of native lung ... or membrane lung ... #differential #management ... #criticalcare
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
verrucous) • Lung ... New-onset Heart Failure ... cultures • 2D Echo ... symptomatic heart failure ... Endocarditis #diagnosis #management
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
Decompensated Heart Failure ... importantly, bedside ultrasound ... Impella, LVAD, ECMO ... differential #algorithm #management ... heartfailure #chf #criticalcare
Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Return (TAPVR)

Here's the bedside Echo of an 8-week-old boy who presented to
Here's the bedside Echo ... and respiratory failure ... Blood from the Lungs ... through a small ASD—keeping ... Echocardiogram #Clinical #A4C
Fluid Responsiveness and Fluid Tolerance Testing - OnePager Summary
Fluid resuscitation can be beneficial when required or
risk of renal failure ... Point of Care Ultrasound ... of CO2 to the lungs ... testing #diagnosis #criticalcare ... comparison #challenges #management
Blood Transfusion Reactions

Immune Mediated:
 • Febrile Non-Hemolytic Transfusion Reaction (FNHTR): Most common immune reaction to transfusion.
hypoTN, renal failure ... Related Acute Lung ... RBCs (stored at 4C ... Transfusion #diagnosis #management ... #hematology #reactions
Blood Product Transfusions One Pager Summary
Type and screen - determines blood type and detects in recipient
hypoTN, renal failure ... Related Acute Lung ... RBCs (stored at 4C ... Transfusions #diagnosis #management ... #hematology #reactions