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Constrictive Pericarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Apical 3-Chamber View

Young Lupus patient admitted to hospital new onset
Pericarditis on POCUS ... Echocardiogram ... Had diagnostic tap-fever ... #Echocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology
This 24M presented with acute onset CP/SOB, hypoxia, HR 150s. What's the diagnosis? Treatment options? Hint:
What's the diagnosis ... Treatment options ... Thrombus in transit ... #Clinical #POCUS ... #Echocardiogram
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
- Differential Diagnosis ... Causes of elevated ... / hypoxemia -> focus ... - shock->treatments ... before beginning treatment
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
Troponin may be elevated ... & Dry) is the treatment ... the determined cause ... & Dry” is the treatment ... heartfailure #chf #criticalcare
Intraoperative Anaphylaxis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
• Unexplained hypotension
• Unexplained bronchospasm (wheeze may be absent
trolley, anaphylaxis treatment ... tracheal tube. ❺ Elevate ... require prolonged treatment ... an appropriate critical ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) Overview

Increased Clotting and Consumption of Clotting Factors

Findings:
 • Bleeding
 • Recent history
fibrinogen • Elevated ... • Increased thrombin ... organ damage Clinical ... #Coagulation #diagnosis ... #causes #treatment
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
reaction to an elevated ... treat the primary cause ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... #criticalcare # ... foamed #treatment
Amyloidosis - Summary
Group of disorders associated with extracellular deposition of fibrils formed from low-molecular-weight proteins in
proteins in a B-pleated ... Clinical suspicion ... Amyloidosis Clinical ... Persistent pleural effusions ... Testing: • EKG • Echocardiogram
The crusade against “Ab”Normal Saline continues.  This is a non-physiologic fluid that can harm our
this post will focus ... K+ in the ECF causes ... #foamed #criticalcare ... #management #diagnosis ... #treatment #pharmacology
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
reaction to an elevated ... treat the primary cause ... #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology #clinica ... foamed #algorithm #criticalcare