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POCUS Lung Algorithm for the Use of Ultrasound in the Evaluation of Dyspnea 

#Diagnosis #Management #CriticalCare
POCUS Lung Algorithm ... Ultrasound in the Evaluation ... of Dyspnea #Diagnosis ... #Management #CriticalCare ... #Ddxof #Lung #Pulmonary
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical ... leading to increased pulmonary ... consistent with pulmonary ... Summary #CheatSheet #Diagnosis ... #Management #CriticalCare
Empyema Necessitans (EN) on Chest POCUS

Pulmonary teaching case: you are called to the bedside of a
Chest POCUS Pulmonary ... POCUS - What’s the diagnosis ... Necessitans #EN #Chest #clinical ... #video #POCUS # ... #Chest #Lung
Algorithm for Management of Acute Exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD)

Obtain workup for alternate diagnoses and relevant comorbidities:
Algorithm for Management ... for alternate diagnoses ... ventilated • CXR, Lung ... of AECOPD: • Clinical ... #treatment #pulmonary
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
absence of intrinsic lung ... shunt (Type 2) Clinical ... cirrhosis • Intra-pulmonary ... on radioactive lung ... perfusion scanning or pulmonary
Endocarditis checklist
Initial evaluation
 • Peripheral blood cultures (three sets at three different sites)
 • Additional culture
checklist Initial evaluation ... endocarditis w/ septic pulmonary ... Internet Book of Critical ... Endocarditis #checklist #criticalcare ... #diagnosis #management
Pulmonary Nodule
Evaluation is guided by nodule size & assessment of probability of malignancy. In addition is
Evaluation is guided ... yield of available diagnostic ... malignancy, clinical ... Management options ... 70% to 90% for a diagnosis
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
event, follow ACC algorithm ... Change in clinical ... unless prior heart/lung ... upper abdominal/thoracic ... stratification #diagnosis
Clinical Management for Three Common Causes of Shock 
HEMORRHAGIC SHOCK
 • Ensure adequate ventilation and oxygenation.
Clinical Management ... , traction for long ... pressure (PEEP) for pulmonary ... #Shock #Management ... #CriticalCare
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist - Myasthenia Gravis

Evaluation 
 - Chest X-ray and lung ultrasound (exclude other lung
Chest X-ray and lung ... (exclude other lung ... Pyridostigmine - New diagnosis ... MyastheniaGravis #Checklist #Management ... #CriticalCare