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The PA-film shows a silhouette sign of the left heart border.
Even without looking at the lateral
the left heart border ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Pneumonia ... SilhouetteSign #RadiologyAssistant
Osborn waves - positive deflections at the J point (negative in aVR and V1) with a
hypothermia with a core ... patient with a core ... #EKG #EmergencyMedicine ... #Cardiology #diagnosis ... #CriticalCare #
Left Atrium
 - The upper posterior border of the heart is formed by the left atrium.
upper posterior border ... lower posterior border ... #Anatomy #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral # ... Cardiac #Chambers #RadiologyAssistant
Navigating a Rapid Response Team (RRT)

Assert Leadership:
 • Stand at foot of bed
 • Introduce yourself
IV access • Order ... EKG. ... CXR Repeatedly ... Response #Team #RRT #Management ... #treatment #criticalcare
Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump (IABP)

Intra-aortic balloon counter-pulsation is a method of invasive hemodynamic support. A catheter is
Intra-aortic balloon counter-pulsation ... • Triggers (EKG ... Pump #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology #criticalcare
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
detected on CT or CXR ... objective assessment“ (e.g ... Management ● Early ... ● Supportive management ... #CriticalCare
Here we see a consolidation which is located in the left lower lobe.
There is a normal
the left heart border ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Pneumonia ... #LLL #RadiologyAssistant
Cardiac Stress Testing
Exercise:
 • Everyone who can exercise should!
 • They must be able to raise
arrythmias Diagnostics: EKG ... CT/MRI ($$$$) CORE ... Stress #Testing #cardiology ... #management #diagnosis
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
on the left in order ... vascular diseases (e.g ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... ILD #Findings #RadiologyAssistant
COVID-19 Intubation Checklist

Personal protective equipment (PPE)
 • Standard PPE
   • N95 or PAPR.
• Hood to cover ... dose paralytic (e.g ... at least 1.2 mg/kg ... Checklist #SARSCoV2 #Management ... #CriticalCare #