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Difficult Airway Algorithm

1. Assess the likelihood and clinical impact of basic management problems: 
 • Difficulty
Algorithm 1. ... mask ventilation ... airway management ... intubation • Video-assisted ... #airway #algorithm
Clostridium Difficile Diagnosis and Management Algorithm

IDAGRAM based on most recent guidelines from @IDSAInfo.

 Infographic by IDagram
@ID_agram

#Clostridium
Clostridium Difficile ... Diagnosis and Management ... Algorithm IDAGRAM ... #Algorithm #Treatment ... #Diagnosis #Management
A good approach when dealing with hypotension at the bedside includes using the following systematic four
each individual component ... Vascular Resistance #Diagnosis ... #Management #EM ... Hypotension #Approach #Algorithm
Predicting an anatomically and/or physiologically challenging airway is not a straightforward task by any stretch of
some existing difficult-airway ... emergency airway management ... Several components ... #Diagnosis #EM # ... Heaven #Criteria #Difficult
Cushing Syndrome Testing Algorithm
INDICATIONS FOR TESTING:
 • Suspected Cushing syndrome (central obesity, muscle weakness, refractory hypertension)
Testing:
Syndrome Testing Algorithm ... Urine Free by LC-MS ... Hormone • MRI ... Cushing #Syndrome #diagnosis ... #algorithm #endocrinology
Differential Diagnosis of Pericardial Effusion

Trauma
Pericarditis
Recent MI
Autoimmune 
Neoplastic 
Endocrine/Metabolic 
Venous Congestion 
Medications 

- Dr. Tom Fadial https://twitter.com/thame

#Pericardial
Differential Diagnosis ... Pericarditis Recent MI ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Management #Emergency ... #Algorithm
Anterior Shoulder Dislocation - ED Management
The shoulder is the most commonly dislocated major joint, 95% of
Dislocation - ED Management ... glenoid) • ED Management ... neurovascular injury, difficult ... Radiology #XRay #Diagnosis ... #Sports #MSK
Mechanical ventilation in obese patients according to the i-STAR Algorithm
Intubate
 • Anticipate difficult airway management and
to the i-STAR Algorithm ... • Anticipate difficult ... airway management ... and difficult mask ... patients #iSTAR #Algorithm
“Step by Step” – the new kid on the block – aims to risk stratify this
for each of the components ... of the algorithm ... CRP < 20 mg/L #Diagnosis ... #Management #Pediatrics ... Infant #StepByStep #Algorithm
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
peripheral nerve components ... vary from mild difficulty ... demyelinating or axonal • MRI ... - Spinal MRI may ... #management #neurology