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EKG showing prominent U waves due to hypokalemia. Serum potassium 2.0. 

#EKG #emergencymedicine #criticalcare #cardiology #internalmedicine
EKG showing prominent ... #EKG #emergencymedicine ... #criticalcare # ... internalmedicine #EM ... Electrocardiogram #ECG
Overview of approach to brain death

Pursuing a diagnosis of brain death too early may lead to
approach to brain death ... (e.g. cardiac arrest ... (e.g. herniation ... #Diagnosis #CriticalCare ... BrainDeath #Dead #Algorithm
ETT depth may be predicted based on the patient’s height.  This has been validated among
ETT depth may be ... A height-based algorithm ... determine ETT depth ... #Management #CriticalCare
Severe Asthma Algorithm - Management of Life-Threatening Asthma in the Emergency Department
Step One
1. Nebulized Albuterol
2. Nebulized
Severe Asthma Algorithm ... HCG, ECG if concern ... Emergency #Management #CriticalCare ... #Exacerbation #Algorithm
Management of status epilepticus

Big thanks to Dr. Grossman, one of MetroHealth's neurocritical care attendings for his
- MH/CCF/CWRU EM ... Management #Seizure #Algorithm ... #CriticalCare #
Differential Diagnosis of Hypoglycemia
Evaluation of Hypoglycemia
Patients with known diabetes who are not systemically ill and can
blood cultures - ECG ... antibodies #Diagnosis #EM ... #Differential #Algorithm
COVID-19 Intubation Checklist

Personal protective equipment (PPE)
 • Standard PPE
   • N95 or PAPR.
pre-planned ETT depth ... dose paralytic (e.g ... Calculate optimal ETT depth ... pre-calculated depth ... SARSCoV2 #Management #CriticalCare
Massive Hemoptysis - Diagnosis and Management
 • Definitions: 
   - Hemoptysis = bleeding from
respiratory tract (e.g ... potential to cause death ... workup #pulmonary #criticalcare
Proposed Respiratory Support Algorithm in COVID19

The ‘intubate early’ paradigm, where patients who “fail” low flow oxygen
Respiratory Support Algorithm ... low flow oxygen (e.g ... management #schema #criticalcare ... hypoxia #failure #algorithm
Approach to Selecting Respiratory Support:
-The role of noninvasive respiratory support is generally to reduce the patient's
patient's diagnosis (e.g ... #Management #CriticalCare ... RespiratorySupport #Selection #Algorithm