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Acute Stroke - Diagnosis and Management Summary

- Dr. Declan O'Kane @drokane

#CVA #stroke #summary #diagnosis #management #treatment
Diagnosis and Management ... O'Kane @drokane #CVA ... summary #diagnosis #management ... #treatment
Hyperacute Hypoxemia - Workup and Management
Differential Diagnosis: Aspiration, Flash Pulmonary Edema, Mucous Plugging, Bronchospasm, Pulmonary Embolism,
Aspiration, Flash Pulmonary ... Bronchospasm, Pulmonary ... edema), Lung Exam, POCUS ... ABG, STAT CXR, CTA ... #treatment #criticalcare
Restarting Anticoagulation after TIA or Acute Ischemic Stroke

 • TIA → Consider (re-) starting a NOAC
transformation by brain CT ... transformation by brain CT ... #TIA #Stroke #CVA ... #neurology #management
Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm and Management
Hemorrhagic:
 • Intracerebral: HTN, Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy, Trauma, Bleeding Diathesis,
Algorithm and Management ... SCVMCMed #Stroke #CVA ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #management ... #neurology #treatment
One-page resource for Lung POCUS in COVID19:
- likely (unproven) sensitive due to peripheral distribution of lesions
resource for Lung POCUS ... of lesions on CT ... ChrisAllison_VT #Lung #POCUS ... #coronavirus #pulmonary
Approach to Suspected Meningitis - Empiric Management Algorithm

 • Alarm Symptoms (FAILS)
 • Empiric Antibiotics
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Meningitis - Empiric Management ... • Obtain Head CT ... #Meningitis #Management ... diagnosis #Algorithm #treatment
Algorithm for Management of Acute Exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD)

Obtain workup for alternate diagnoses and relevant comorbidities:
Algorithm for Management ... Echo, LE doppler, CTA ... AECOPD #Algorithm #Management ... #Exacerbation #treatment ... #pulmonary
Acute Pancreatitis - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Presentation: 
 • Epigastric abdominal pain (90%, characteristically
Diagnosis and Management ... , gallstones), CT ... biliary, stones), CTA ... hemorrhage Management ... #Treatment #Gastroenterology
Aortic Dissection - Diagnosis and Acute Management
Pain: Chest, Back, Abdo, Migrating, Above & below diaphragm, Abrupt
Diagnosis and Acute Management ... can be normal) Management ... Diagnose with CTA ... Call CV Surgeon. ... #treatment #aorta
Eosinophilic Gastroenteritis: Treatment Options Based on Severity of the Disease
Mild:
 • Trial of PPI
 • Trial
Gastroenteritis: Treatment ... imaging such as CT ... Gastroenteritis #Treatment ... #management #gastroenterology