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Algorithm of Indications for ECMO in Poisoning

#ECMO #Poisoning #toxicology #Algorithm #Indications #management
Algorithm of Indications ... for ECMO in Poisoning ... #ECMO #Poisoning ... #toxicology #Algorithm ... #Indications #management
Endocarditis checklist
Initial evaluation
 • Peripheral blood cultures (three sets at three different sites)
 • Additional culture
Endocarditis checklist ... suspect right-sided endocarditis ... Consider repeat echo ... • Aggressive management ... criticalcare #diagnosis #management
This massive burden of tricuspid valve vegetation was caught in a young patient with septic shock.
Echo ALL shock patients ... Echocardiogram #A4C ... Tricuspid #Vegetation #Endocarditis
Figure. An approach to the diagnostic use of echocardiography (echo). Rx indicates prescription; TEE, transesophageal
echocardiography; and
echocardiography (echo ... stigmata of infective endocarditis ... diseases, previous endocarditis ... other stigmata of endocarditis ... Echocardiogram #TTE #TEE #Algorithm
Tricuspid Vegetations in Endocarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram (s4c)
There are times you do a bedside echo on
Vegetations in Endocarditis ... Echocardiogram (s4c ... you do a bedside echo ... factors for TV endocarditis ... Echocardiogram #s4c
Algorithm for Management of Acute Exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD)

Obtain workup for alternate diagnoses and relevant comorbidities:
Algorithm for Management ... CXR, Lung US, Echo ... #COPD #AECOPD #Algorithm ... #Management #Exacerbation
General schema for respiratory support in patients with COVID-19
Low flow nasal cannula
 • Typically set at
VV-ECMO • indicatons ... discussion With ECMO ... support #COVID19 #management ... hypoxia #failure #algorithm
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Endocarditis Summary ... Prosthetic Valve Endocarditis ... cultures • 2D Echo ... #Endocarditis ... #diagnosis #management
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
algorithm to determine ... heart disease • Echo ... exam since last echo ... patients with no echo ... medical and surgical management
Cool echo - RV strain, McConnell sign, and CLOT IN TRANSIT!! BP is normal and pt
Cool echo - RV strain ... What's your management ... Echocardiogram #A4C