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Simplified Airway Management Algorithm
Admittedly sacrificing some detail, this simplified airway management algorithm highlights the critical steps,
Algorithm Admittedly ... the critical steps ... incorporates only the ... decompensation and failure ... #CriticalCare
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram
A 55-year-old female marathon runner presents to clinic w/ 6-months of worsening breathlessness
runner presents to clinic ... ASA, Kussmaul's sign ... workup right-heart failure ... , (B) a septal mitral ... #a4c #pocus #clinical
What's the Dx?
• 29-year-old male 
• Transfer community hospital 
• Hypotension
• Renal failure
• Altered mental status.
Hypotension • Renal failure ... demonstrate a mobile mitral ... appreciated by applying color ... #Clinical #POCUS ... #Echocardiogram
Lazarus Reflex on Physical Exam

The Lazarus sign is a reflex movement observed in brain-dead or brainstem
Lazarus sign is ... brain-dead or brainstem failure ... The reflex is mediated ... #PhysicalExam #clinical ... video #neurology #criticalcare
General schema for respiratory support in patients with COVID-19
Low flow nasal cannula
 • Typically set at
Iimitation in the ... support #COVID19 #management ... #schema #criticalcare ... #hypoxia #failure ... #algorithm
Syncope is a sudden, transient loss of consciousness, which is thought to be secondary to cerebral
causes such as reflex ... further guide management ... including orthostatic vital ... sign measurements ... should be guided by clinical
ECMO Troubleshooting - OnePager Summary
ECMO Emergency Protocol - Team should train/practice & have necessary supplies at
CIRCUIT THROMBOSIS - Clots ... Clots in oxygenator ... although this may not reflect ... #differential #management ... #criticalcare
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
Decompensated Heart Failure ... Signs of congestion ... #differential #algorithm ... #management #cardiology ... heartfailure #chf #criticalcare
Blood Culture Collection Algorithm - Adult Patients with Suspected Systemic Infection 

Pawlowicz et al evidenced based
cultures based on the ... have unstable vital ... signs warrant blood ... infections, whose clinical ... #Management #BloodCultures
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
clinical examination ... cellular function Clinical ... Increased Jaw Jerk reflex ... to respiratory failure ... neurology #diagnosis #management