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Management of patients with known or suspected malignant pleural effusion (MPE) - An Official ATS/STS/STR Clinical
Management of patients ... effusion (MPE) ... and relief of dyspnea ... hospital admission, removal ... #Effusions #MPE
COVID-19 Intubation Checklist

Personal protective equipment (PPE)
 • Standard PPE
   • N95 or PAPR.
COVID-19 Intubation ... • Meticulous removal ... before and after removal ... Intubation #Checklist #SARSCoV2 ... #Management #CriticalCare
Fibrinous septations in Malignant Pleural Effusion (MPE) - Lung POCUS
 • can be triggered by thoracenteses
Effusion (MPE) ... - Lung POCUS • ... prospective e/o dyspnea ... #Effusion #MPE ... #ultrasound #pulmonary
Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension (CTEPH) and Pulmonary Thromboendarterectomy
Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
Definition: mean pulmonary-artery pressure > 25mmHg
Exercise intolerance, dyspnea ... 6 months after PE ... • Ventilation-perfusion ... hemodynamic variables, dyspnea ... Thromboendarterectomy #diagnosis #management
COVID-19 - A Seattle Intensivist's One-Page Cheat-Sheet on COVID-19 v2.7 Updated March 26 2020

(v2.7) incorporating newer
illness) • 20-40% dyspnea ... unilateral* • POCUS ... numerous B-lines, pleural ... #Summary #SARSCoV2 ... #Coronavirus #CriticalCare
Management of patients with known or suspected malignant pleural effusion (MPE) - An Official ATS/STS/STR Clinical
Management of patients ... effusion (MPE) ... and relief of dyspnea ... hospital admission, removal ... #Pleural #Pulmonary
Shock Types - Classification
State of cellular and tissue hypoxia due to: reduced oxygen delivery, increased oxygen
PRE-SHOCK - Compensated ... diminished tissue perfusion ... symptomatic tachycardia, dyspnea ... types #diagnosis #management ... #criticalcare #
Severe Influenza Checklist

Diagnostic tests 
 - Blood cultures x2 
 - Sputum gram stain & culture
needed to exclude effusion ... nasal cannula for dyspnea ... lab-confirmed influenza, pulmonary ... Influenza #Checklist #Management ... #CriticalCare