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Morphological Criteria for Discriminating Ventricular Tachycardia from Supraventricular Tachycardia with Aberration

Source Article: Wide Complex Tachycardia –
Morphological Criteria ... www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc ... Distinguishing #Criteria ... #Cardiology #ECG ... #EKG #Electrocardiogram
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis - Diagnosis Algorithm
Symptoms: Fatigue, Pruritus, Right upper quadrant discomfort
Signs: Jaundice, Xanthelasmata, Hepatomegaly
Associated history:
autoimmune disease (e.g ... if 2/3 criteria ... specific ANAs (e.g ... consistent with PBC ... #PBC #Primary
Overview of Ventilator Modes
VC - Volume Control (a.k.a. assist control volume)
 - Every breath delivered (mandatory
set volume (TV) PC ... flow) - Hybrid PC ... PS - Pressure ... ratio ventilation (e.g ... #Ventilation #CriticalCare
Pancreatitis management checklist 
Evaluation to guide etiology & management 
 - RUQ ultrasound 
 - Calcium
septic shock (e.g ... resuscitation (e.g ... evidence of ascending cholangitis ... choledolithiasis (e.g ... Diagnosis #Management #CriticalCare
Approach to Possible Hypertensive Emergency

criteria required to diagnose hypertensive emergency
(1) Severe hypertension
 - Usually a MAP
Hypertensive Emergency criteria ... hypertension (e.g ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #CriticalCare
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Berlin criteria ... objective assessment“ (e.g ... Diagnosis #Management #CriticalCare
Management of Jehovah's Witness patient in ICU 

Clarify which products may be used 
 - Discuss
early & document (e.g ... pts will accept PCC ... hemostatic agents (e.g ... #patient #ICU #CriticalCare
TRALI Diagnostic Criteria
TRALI type 1 - Patients who have no risk factors for ARDS and meet
TRALI Diagnostic Criteria ... the following criteria ... edema on imaging (eg ... TRALI #diagnosis #Criteria ... #pulmonary #criticalcare
The Berlin Definition of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)

Chest imaging - Bilateral opacities—not fully explained by
objective assessment (eg ... #Diagnosis #CriticalCare ... Berlin #Definition #Criteria