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Hyperacute Hypoxemia - Workup and Management
Differential Diagnosis: Aspiration, Flash Pulmonary Edema, Mucous Plugging, Bronchospasm, Pulmonary Embolism,
Hyperacute Hypoxemia - Workup ... and Management ... STAT Labs (BMP, CBC ... Troponin), ABG, STAT CXR ... #treatment #criticalcare
Chest Pain - Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

History and Exam
Acute life-threatening causes:
 • Acute myocardial infarction
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Diagnosis and Workup ... Pneumothorax • Pulmonary ... rupture Initial workup ... ultrasound • CXR ... • CBC, BMP, LET
COVID-19: ICU Guidelines for the Non-Intensivist
Infection Control
Risk Factors for Severe Disease
Initial Laboratory Workup
COVID-19 Specific Medications
Respiratory
Cardiac
Hematologic
Neuro/Sedation

#COVID19 #ICU
Initial Laboratory Workup ... Respiratory Cardiac Hematologic ... #COVID19 #ICU #criticalcare ... NonIntensivist #diagnosis #management
Approach to the Hypercoagulable State
Arterial thromboembolism
→ Cardiac rhythm monitoring, Echocardiogram, Vascular imaging
→ Test for APS, particularly
- No other workup ... cancer screening, CBC ... , aPTT, +/- CXR ... Hypercoagulable #Workup ... #hematology #diagnosis
Massive Hemoptysis - Diagnosis and Management
 • Definitions: 
   - Hemoptysis = bleeding from
Diagnosis and Management ... • Workup • General ... Cold Saline (50 Cc ... #treatment #workup ... #pulmonary #criticalcare
Algorithm for Management of Acute Exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD)

Obtain workup for alternate diagnoses and relevant comorbidities:
Algorithm for Management ... AECOPD) Obtain workup ... comorbidities: • CBC ... ventilated • CXR ... Exacerbation #treatment #pulmonary
Pulmonary Infections in HIV-AIDS
Bacterial: 
 • No organism identified, Strep pneumoniae, H. influenzae, S.aureus, Streptococcus Grp
Pulmonary Infections ... • CD4 < 200: CMV ... • CD4 < 200: Pulmonary ... Evaluation: Imaging (CXR ... Infections #HIVAIDS #workup
BiPAP titration in CHF
 - Mean airway pressure provides goodness 
 - Ramp up the ePAP
titrate from 5 cm ... up to 1 5 cm). ... pressure supports the work ... CongestiveHeartFailure #Management ... #CriticalCare #
Admitting in the ICU - Checklist
VITALS: If bad, stop and go see the patient immediately; you
failure, esp in work-up ... /management of shock ... history Initial Work-up ... get an EKG and CXR ... #criticalcare
Pott's Disease in Tuberculosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
 - Typically from TB endemic areas
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Diagnosis and Management ... symptoms of active pulmonary ... tissue damage - CXR ... for concomitant pulmonary ... intervention CMC