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Central line myth #2: location, location, location 

By far the best data we have to guide
Central line myth ... randomized to get the central ... A contra-indication ... #EBM #RCT #Central ... Sites #Infections #Selection
Central Venous Catheter site selection - Clinical Decision Aid
IJ vs Subclavian vs Supraclavicular vs Femoral by
Central Venous Catheter ... site selection ... #CriticalCare #Central ... Catheters #CVC #Lines ... Sites #Infections #Selection
Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction: Management Principles

General Therapeutic Principles:
Reduce the congestive state 
 - Caution
with Preserved Ejection ... blood pressure - Central ... blood pressure control ... #Management #Cardiology ... dCHF #Diastolic #Treatment
Checking Invasive Devices Using Chest X-Rays

- Dr. Alex Psirides @psirides

#Diagnosis #Anatomy #Radiology #CriticalCare #Lines #Devices #Tubes
Diagnosis #Anatomy #Radiology ... #CriticalCare #Lines ... Placement #ChestXRays #CXR
Hyperacute Hypoxemia - Workup and Management
Differential Diagnosis: Aspiration, Flash Pulmonary Edema, Mucous Plugging, Bronchospasm, Pulmonary Embolism,
Targeted Exam: Mental ... Exam, POCUS (B-lines ... Troponin), ABG, STAT CXR ... Edema: Lasix + BP control ... diagnosis #Management #treatment
Candidemia Workup and Management - IDSA Guidelines
1) Antibiotics
 • Empiric: Echinocandins (e.g. micafungin) for most patients
complications) 2) Lines ... and Tubes • Central ... felt to be due to central ... venous line, it ... #candidiasis #treatment
COVID-19 - A Seattle Intensivist's One-Page Cheat-Sheet on COVID-19 v2.7 Updated March 26 2020

(v2.7) incorporating newer
as data on new treatment ... section (several ... symptoms Imaging • CXR ... POCUS: numerous B-lines ... , pleural line thickening
Algorithm for screening/diagnosis and treatment/follow‐up of iron deficiency in patients with chronic heart failure. Hb, haemoglobin;
/diagnosis and treatment ... failure with reduced ejection ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology ... #Indications #Treatment
The retracted visceral pleura is seen (blue arrow) which indicates that there is a pneumothorax.
There is
is a horizontal line ... are no straight lines ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Pneumothorax
Stages in the development of HF and recommended therapy by stage. ACEI indicates angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor;
mellitus; EF, ejection ... with preserved ejection ... failure with reduced ejection ... health-related quality of life ... Algorithm #Management #Cardiology