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PEA Arrest Algorithm incorporating POCUS

- by Mark Ramzy DO, EMT-P @MRamzyDO

#PEA #Arrest #Algorithm #POCUS #Diagnosis #Narrow
PEA Arrest Algorithm ... incorporating POCUS ... MRamzyDO #PEA #Arrest ... #Algorithm #POCUS ... #Diagnosis #Narrow
Underlying causes of PEA arrest: H’s and T’s 

Hypovolemia, Hypoxia, Hydrogen Ion (acidosis), Hypo/Hyper-kalemia, Hypothermia
Toxins, Tamponade,
causes of PEA arrest ... ), Thrombosis (lungs ... massive PE) #PEA #arrest ... #HsTs #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Table
An Algorithm for the Evaluation and Management of Cardiac Arrest with Ultrasonography

- Dr. Tom Fadial https://twitter.com/thame

#CardiacArrest
An Algorithm for ... Management of Cardiac Arrest ... CardiacArrest #Algorithm ... #POCUS #Evaluation ... #Diagnosis #Management
Step by step approach for diagnosis of pleural effusion by Lung Ultrasound

https://doi.org/10.1007/s12630-018-1062-x

#Diagnosis #POCUS #Lung #Pleural #Effusion
step approach for diagnosis ... pleural effusion by Lung ... #POCUS #Lung #Pleural ... Instructions #Steps #Algorithm ... #Signs #Curtain
Causes of Sudden Cardiac Arrest
Primary Myocardial Processes (> 90%):
 • Acquired structural heart disease: CAD, Most
Sudden Cardiac Arrest ... VT* • Acquired long ... EricsMedicalLectures/ #Cardiac #Arrest ... #cardiology #differential ... #diagnosis #causes
Clinical manifestations of anaphylaxis. 
Neurological (<15%): Dizziness, syncope, seizures, Confusion, impending doom. headache
Angioedema: Lips, tongue, orbit,
hypotension, cardiac arrest ... Kounis syndrome Lungs ... wheezing, respiratory arrest ... #anaphylaxis #signs ... #symptoms #diagnosis
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
sliding/barcode sign ... submassive PE) POCUS ... #pulmonary #differential ... #diagnosis #signs ... #Lung #POCUS #ultrasound
A quick way to consider causes of PEA arrest (or severe hypotension) is to consider: Volume
causes of PEA arrest ... #Diagnosis #PEAArrest ... #Differential # ... Evaluation #Algorithm
Bilateral B-Lines in case of Pneumonia on Lung POCUS

Young healthy pt with fever/dyspnea. POCUS lung exam
POCUS lung exam ... Differential Bilat ... Lung POCUS shows ... partially seen shred sign ... NOT definitively diagnose
Local Anaesthetic Toxicity - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Signs of severe toxicity:
 • Sudden alteration in
in Anaesthesia Signs ... Call for cardiac arrest ... ensure adequate lung ... If circulatory arrest ... no circulatory arrest