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Weaning from the Ventilator - Algorithm
Setting up for extubation success
 • Decrease demand — correct metabolic
the Ventilator - Algorithm ... draining pleural effusions ... Diuresis — Dry lungs ... are happy lungs ... #CriticalCare #Management
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
Diagnosis and Management ... absence of intrinsic lung ... sitting upright compared ... IPVDs Diagnostic Testing ... on radioactive lung
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
mSv 3 years - Computed ... Tomography (CT) — Lung ... #CT #Nuclear #Comparison ... #Table #Risks # ... Testing #Study
Vasopressors and Inotropes
 • Norepinephrine - Levophed - "Levo" - Generally thought of as the first
(arrhythmia in setting ... incr mortality compared ... Vasopressors #Inotropes #management ... criticalcare #summary #comparison ... #table #pharmacology
Fluid Responsiveness and Fluid Tolerance Testing - OnePager Summary
Fluid resuscitation can be beneficial when required or
Fluid Tolerance Testing ... values can be compared ... response to the rapid infusion ... #criticalcare #comparison ... #challenges #management
Erythemas Summarized
Erythema ab igne
 • A dermatosis that results from repeated exposure to heat (fires, heating
Usually composed ... cancers, including lung ... PrathitKulkarni #Erythemas #comparison ... #table #differential ... #dermatology #compared
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
event, follow ACC algorithm ... unless prior heart/lung ... surgery Stress Testing ... preoperative stress testing ... medical and surgical management
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
only 5% of the resting ... are typically able ... time for coronary perfusion ... #diagnosis #management ... clinica l#foamed #algorithm
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
only 5% of the resting ... are typically able ... time for coronary perfusion ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... echocardiogram #management
Performance Characteristics for Colorectal Cancer Screening Tests
Stool/blood-based tests:
 • FIT: 79% sensitivity, 94% specificity for CRC
rate for CRC, Long ... for distal CRC, Long ... Screening #Tests #comparison ... #table #management ... gastroenterology #CRC #Testing