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VA ECMO Unloading - LV Venting
Different LV Venting Strategies work through these basic mechanisms: ↓ Preload,
VA ECMO Unloading ... Afterload • Reducing ECMO ... LVVenting #cardiology #management ... #ecmo #treatment
Management of Anaphylaxis - Interventions
Epinephrine - Bolus, Infusion, Nebulized
Posture
O2
Fluids
Albuterol 
H1-Antihistamines, H2-Antihistamines
Glucocorticoids
Additional Vasopressor
Glucagon
Sugammadex
Methylene blue
Tranexamic acid
ECMO

#anaphylaxis #management #treatment
Management of Anaphylaxis ... Tranexamic acid ECMO ... #anaphylaxis #management ... #treatment #Interventions
Hypothermic Cardiac Arrest Management
"Not dead until 32° and dead"
1) Start ACLS + Rewarming
2) Should this code
Cardiac Arrest Management ... Centre ASAP: ECMO ... Cardiac #Arrest #Management ... resuscitation #rewarming #management ... #treatment #checklist
Treatment of Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (TTP)
Diagnosis of TTP:
 • Rare and severe, ADAMTS13 deficiency
 • Autoimmune
Treatment of Thrombotic ... HUS) Treatment ... plasma exchanges (PLEX ... combination with PLEX ... Thrombocytopenic #Purpura #management
Rewarming Methods in Hypothermia
 • Passive rewarming - Requires adequate patient physiologic mechanisms. Inadequate for more
access to CPB or ECMO ... circulation • VV-ECMO ... Cardiopulmonary bypass or VA-ECMO ... #Hypothermia #management ... #treatment #ebm
Summary of Infections in which Steroids play a role in treatment
 • TB meningitis
 • TB
which Steroids play ... a role in treatment ... Indications #infections #management ... #treatment
Algorithm for Management of Acute Exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD)

Obtain workup for alternate diagnoses and relevant comorbidities:
Algorithm for Management ... CXR, Lung US, Echo ... AECOPD #Algorithm #Management ... #Exacerbation #treatment
Acquired von Willebrand Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management
 • Autoantibodies to vWF: Lymphoproliferative disorders (e.g. lymphoma,
Diagnosis and Management ... membrane oxvgenation (ECMO ... Syndrome #Diagnosis #Management ... #treatment #hematology
Hantavirus
Pathogen: Hantavirus - Rodents are the primary reservoir
Transmission:
 • Shed in the urine, feces, saliva of
• Autopsy PCR Treatment ... ventilation • ECMO ... Hantavirus #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #microbiology
Anterior Regional Wall Motion Abnormality on POCUS Echocardiogram 
PSLA window from echocardiogram done on admission of
Echocardiogram PSLA window ... seen on initial echo ... ultrasound #Cardiology #PLAX