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Echocardiogram Windows - Nomenclature
Each view is described using three (3) components
1) Transducer Position or "Window"
Echocardiogram Windows ... using three (3) components ... Suprasternal Notch 2) ... Imaging Plane, e.g ... Two-chamber #Echocardiogram
Management Algorithm for Confusion
- Substrate verification, glucose, oxygen checks
- Toxidrome present
- Focal findings on neurologic examination
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Management Algorithm ... Focal findings on neurologic ... electrolytes, CXR, ECG ... CSF, thyroid, MRI ... #Algorithm
Myocarditis
Diagnosis 
• Endomyocardial biopsy (gold standard, rarely performed) 
• Clinical presentation 
• Cardiovascular MRI 
Clinical 
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Cardiovascular MRI ... gallop • Abnormal ECG ... , echocardiogram ... cardiac death Management ... Myocarditis #Diagnosis #Management
Status Epilepticus - Management
Seizure > 5 mins or two seizures without complete recovery between them
PEDS
Benzo Dose
Epilepticus - Management ... Lorazepam 0.1 mg/kg ... → Benzo Dose 2 ... #treatment #algorithm ... peds #pediatrics #neurology
Pediatric SVT - Management Algorithm
Identify SVT:
 • HR not variable
 • Abrupt rate changes
 • Infants:
Pediatric SVT - Management ... Algorithm Identify ... 2 J/kg - Dr. ... #tachycardia #Management ... #Algorithm #peds
Severe Asthma Algorithm - Management of Life-Threatening Asthma in the Emergency Department
Step One
1. Nebulized Albuterol
2. Nebulized
Severe Asthma Algorithm ... - Management of ... Magnesium sulfate 2 ... #Emergency #Management ... #Exacerbation #Algorithm
A good approach when dealing with hypotension at the bedside includes using the following systematic four
each individual component ... Heart Rate 2. ... Resistance #Diagnosis #Management ... Hypotension #Approach #Algorithm
Management Algorithm for Status Epilepticus

• Assess airway, breathing, and circulation
• Pulse oximetry
• Electrocardiogram
• Finger stick (give
Management Algorithm ... o Lorazepam 2 ... mg/kg IV at 2-5 ... StatusEpilepticus #Management ... #Algorithm #Neurology
Cardiac Stress Testing
Exercise:
 • Everyone who can exercise should!
 • They must be able to raise
Avoid in pts w/ 2° ... - Beta 1 and 2 ... arrythmias Diagnostics: EKG ... ($$$), PET CT/MRI ... Testing #cardiology #management
Cerebral Venous Thrombosis (CVT) - Management Algorithm
Prognostic score for CVT:
Variables: Malignancy 2, Coma 2, Deep venous
Thrombosis (CVT) - Management ... Algorithm Prognostic ... Coma 2, Deep venous ... Venous #Thrombosis #Management ... #Algorithm #neurology