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Carotid Artery Thrombosis on POCUS

Really unfortunate case of a carotid artery thrombosis. Young patient who presented
Carotid Artery Thrombosis ... Really unfortunate case ... of a carotid artery ... POCUS #clinical #ultrasound ... #Neck #Color #Doppler
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
• Call for ultrasound ... pericardiocentesis (Box B). ❽ After ... re-assess using ultrasound ... small volume may cause ... Intraoperative #Checklist
Chest Tube Placement Checklist
PREPARATION
 o Consent
 o Position Patient
 o Monitoring
 o Time Out
 o Review
Tube Placement Checklist ... the tube as it passes ... Technique Nick ... #ChestTube #Checklist ... Procedure #Management #CriticalCare
COVID-19 Intubation Checklist

Personal protective equipment (PPE)
 • Standard PPE
   • N95 or PAPR.
-19 Intubation Checklist ... Hood to cover neck ... wash before and after ... COVID19 #Intubation #Checklist ... SARSCoV2 #Management #CriticalCare
Massive Hemoptysis - Diagnosis and Management
 • Definitions: 
   - Hemoptysis = bleeding from
has potential to cause ... - Ablation, Cautery ... Argon Plasma by Nick ... workup #pulmonary #criticalcare
Arterial Lines & Waveforms
Arterial lines permit continuous invasive blood pressure measurement, frequent arterial blood sampling, and
Counting oscillations after ... or mechanical) alters ... intrathoracic pressure and causes ... - Nick Mark ... #calibration #criticalcare
Pulse Oximetry Summary
Pulse oximetry is the non-invasive continuous measurement of the oxygen saturation of hemoglobin. It
greater SV (such as after ... a pause) Perfusion ... signal strength Nick ... Oximetry #Summary #critcalcare
Percutaneous Dilational Tracheostomy - Procedure Instructions Checklist
Tracheostomy is to establish a definitive surgical opening into the
Procedure Instructions Checklist ... Bronchoscopic ± ultrasound ... incision, can be done after ... #Tracheostomy #criticalcare ... #pulmonary #checklist
Approach to Tracheostomy Emergencies - OnePager Summary
COMPONENTS OF A TRACHEOSTOMY TUBE:
 • Obturator - inserted into
tube against the neck ... between innominate artery ... This can cause life-threatening ... occlude innominate artery ... management #pulmonary #criticalcare
Fluid Responsiveness and Fluid Tolerance Testing - OnePager Summary
Fluid resuscitation can be beneficial when required or
Pulmonary Artery ... Point of Care Ultrasound ... cardiac output causes ... predicts FR by Nick ... testing #diagnosis #criticalcare