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Hypoxemia and Dyspnea - Rapid Response Management

1) Ask for vitals en route
2) Stabilize: Nasal canula 
3)
Hypoxemia and Dyspnea ... Rapid Response Management ... Cardiac, Neuro 4) Diagnose ... the underlying cause ... #Management #criticalcare
COVID-19 - A Seattle Intensivist's One-Page Cheat-Sheet on COVID-19 v2.7 Updated March 26 2020

(v2.7) incorporating newer
31 • First US case ... illness) • 20-40% dyspnea ... #Cheatsheet #Diagnosis ... #Management #Summary ... #CriticalCare
Pulmonary Embolism - Risk Stratification and Prognostication based on scores and clinical features

 • Bova score
score (30-day PE-related ... class (30-day all cause ... prognostication #diagnosis ... #management #stratification ... #criticalcare #
Shock Types - Classification
State of cellular and tissue hypoxia due to: reduced oxygen delivery, increased oxygen
PRE-SHOCK - Compensated ... symptomatic tachycardia, dyspnea ... embolism or severe pulmonary ... Classification #types #diagnosis ... #management #criticalcare
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
exclude other causes ... Differential Diagnosis ... cardiomyopathy • Pulmonary ... typical HF sx: dyspnea ... Cardiomyopathy #diagnosis
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Infectious: • Pre-existing ... Heart Failure • Dyspnea ... Cerebral > Splenic, pulmonary ... Treat underlying cause ... #management #cardiology
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
with presence of pulmonary ... the determined cause ... #algorithm #management ... heartfailure #chf #criticalcare ... icu #clinical #pharmacology
Fluid Responsiveness and Fluid Tolerance Testing - OnePager Summary
Fluid resuscitation can be beneficial when required or
Pulmonary Artery ... cardiac output causes ... Tolerance #testing #diagnosis ... #criticalcare # ... comparison #challenges #management
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

Epidemiology:
• F > M: 9:1
• 5-6th Decades (can be any age)

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
Hypocomplementemia • Can cause ... effusion, INC risk PE ... , Pulmonary amyloidosis ... lubricants • Pharmacologic ... #Management
Severe Influenza Checklist

Diagnostic tests 
 - Blood cultures x2 
 - Sputum gram stain & culture
uncertainty (e.g. vs PE ... nasal cannula for dyspnea ... lab-confirmed influenza, pulmonary ... Influenza #Checklist #Management ... #CriticalCare