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#EKG taken on a patient with an acute pulmonary embolism with right heart strain showing tachycardia,
bundle branch block ... in V1 - V4 #Clinical ... pulmonaryembolism #AcutePE #criticalcare ... cardiology #ECG #Electrocardiogram
Summary of Heart Blocks
1st Degree Heart Block:
 • Prolonged PR >200ms (5 small squares).
 • Narrow
culminating in non-conducted ... Brady Management ... prolongation • Non-conducted ... PR intervals in conducted ... Diagnosis #EKG #electrocardiogram
Atrioventricular Blocks (AV blocks) - ECG Diagnosis Summary
First Degree AV Block
 • The P wave is
) of the first conducted ... than the last conducted ... on the second conducted ... • This is a clinically ... ecg #diagnosis #electrocardiogram
High-grade AV Block aka Advanced AV Block
 • During sinus rhythm, when 2 or more P
High-grade AV Block ... waves are not conducted ... • This is a clinically ... #Highgrade #AVBlock ... cardiology #ecg #ekg #electrocardiogram
Paroxysmal AV Block on ECG
 - Characterized by an abrupt and persistent AV block in the
Paroxysmal AV Block ... initiated by: conducted ... #Paroxysmal #AVBlock ... cardiology #ekg #ecg #electrocardiogram ... #clinical
Endocarditis checklist
Initial evaluation
 • Peripheral blood cultures (three sets at three different sites)
 • Additional culture
telemetry for heart block ... • Aggressive management ... Internet Book of Critical ... Endocarditis #checklist #criticalcare ... #diagnosis #management
Management of Jehovah's Witness patient in ICU 

Clarify which products may be used 
 - Discuss
Management of Jehovah's ... - Consult ethics ... limit to mission-critical ... #patient #ICU #CriticalCare ... #Management
Diuresis in Critical Care - Achieving a Negative Fluid Balance
Advantages Of A Negative Fluid Balance:
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Diuresis in Critical ... de-escalation) phases of critical ... Early nephrologv consult ... Fluid #Balance #management ... #criticalcare
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
to effectively block ... echocardiogram #management ... #clinical #criticalcare
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
to effectively block ... #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology #clinica ... foamed #algorithm #criticalcare