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Management of Abdominal Distension and Bloating - Treatment Algorithm

Definitions
Pathophysiology
Organic/Pathologic Etiologies:
 • Small Intestinal Bowel Overgrowth (SIBO)
• Prior GEJ surgery ... Fundoplication, Bariatric surgery ... Disorders of Gut-Brain ... Bloating #Management #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #Treatment
Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm and Management
Hemorrhagic:
 • Intracerebral: HTN, Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy, Trauma, Bleeding Diathesis,
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm and Management ... AVM, Aneurysm, Brain ... Atherosclerosis • Embolic: Cardiac ... #neurology #treatment
Temporary / External Pacing
 • Transvenous & epicardial pacing are temporary methods of supporting brady- &
or definitive treatment ... • External cardiac ... and more durable treatments ... responds to native cardiac ... #cardiology #diagnosis
Summary of actions of some Cholinergic Agonists

Bethanechol 
• Used in treatment of urinary retention 
• Binds
Bethanechol • Used in treatment ... during ocular surgery ... and cardiac effects ... Edrophonium • Used for diagnosis ... in ophthalmic surgery
Hypoxemia Differential Diagnosis Algorithm by A-a Gradient

Normal A-a Gradient:
 • ↓ Atmospheric pressure
 • Hypoventilation: CNS
Hypoxemia Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm by A-a ... Hypoventilation: CNS ... Right-to-Left Shunt: Cardiac ... #Algorithm #pulmonary
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 - MAP <65. SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
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- Differential Diagnosis ... Pneumothorax, Cardiac ... Losses, Third Spacing ... #criticalcare #algorithm ... #treatment #management
Heart Donor Transplant Transportation

Hanin Alashi, CCP @iNeena

#Heart #Transplant #Donor #thoracic #surgery #CTS #clinical #video #beating #cardiac
Donor #thoracic #surgery ... #CTS #clinical ... #video #beating ... #cardiac #OCS
Legionnaire's Disease - Extrapulmonary organ involvement: CNS: Mental confusion, encephalopathic, headache. Cardiac: Relative bradycardia. GI: Loose
organ involvement: CNS ... Cardiac: Relative ... insufficiency #Diagnosis ... Legionnaires #Legionella #Algorithm
Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Spurious:
 • Artifact (redo CBC)
Autonomous:
 • Essential thrombocytosis
 • Polycythemia
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Spurious ... Damage: • Post-op surgery ... effect following treatment ... #Algorithm #Causes
Overview of approach to brain death

Pursuing a diagnosis of brain death too early may lead to
death Pursuing a diagnosis ... lead to premature diagnostic ... death (e.g. cardiac ... #Diagnosis #CriticalCare ... BrainDeath #Dead #Algorithm