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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 ... #POCUS #Evaluation ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Ultrasound #CriticalCare
Overview of approach to brain death

Pursuing a diagnosis of brain death too early may lead to
patient should focus ... (e.g. cardiac arrest ... #Diagnosis #CriticalCare ... #BrainDeath #Dead ... #Algorithm
Clinical manifestations of anaphylaxis. 
Neurological (<15%): Dizziness, syncope, seizures, Confusion, impending doom. headache
Angioedema: Lips, tongue, orbit,
hypotension, cardiac arrest ... , Kounis syndrome ... Lungs and airway ... wheezing, respiratory arrest ... #diagnosis #criteria
Congenital Long QT Syndrome: Illness Script

Who?
 - Kids or young adults, usually < 30
 - high
QT Syndrome: Illness ... Sudden cardiac arrest ... /death - Symptoms ... refractory post-arrest ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Lemierre's Syndrome on Neck POCUS with IJ Thrombosis - Transverse View

Male with high fever and right
on Neck POCUS with ... Differential/diagnosis ... ultrasound note the thrombus ... surrounding Don't forget ... septic emboli in lungs
Approach to ECGs - Tachy/Bradyarrhythmias
Tachyarrhythmias - HR > 100
Wide
  (1) VT - DANGER
  (2)
different P waves in lead ... (2) Sick Sinus Syndrome ... (4) SA node arrest ... AV block 1º - long ... bradyarrhythmia #ECG #EKG #diagnosis
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis ... granulomas within the lungs ... at the time of diagnosis ... neuropathy or cardiac arrest ... #Sarcoidosis #Diagnosis
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
- Differential Diagnosis ... Long-standing vs ... changes • Urinary symptoms ... • Splenic vein thrombus ... Hypothyroidism • Lead
Lemierre's Syndrome on Neck POCUS with IJ Thrombosis - Sagittal View

Male with high fever and right
on Neck POCUS with ... Differential/diagnosis ... ultrasound note the thrombus ... surrounding Don't forget ... septic emboli in lungs
Bulimia Nervosa: Complications
GASTROINTESTINAL
 • Dehydration & inability to digest food -> Constipation
 • Recurrent vomiting exposes
• Boerhaave syndrome ... arrhythmias and cardiac arrest ... Sudden Cardiac Arrest ... pathophysiology #diagnosis ... #signs #symptoms