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Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS Echocardiogram

Mid 30's female with chest pain/dyspnea.  Triage EKG (no prior).
Embolism on POCUS Echocardiogram ... Triage EKG (no prior ... Differential/diagnosis ... and additional clot ... A4c #clinical #cardiology
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ECMO Troubleshooting - OnePager Summary
ECMO Emergency Protocol - Team should train/practice & have necessary supplies at
CIRCUIT THROMBOSIS - Clots ... Clots in oxygenator ... CO2 production (e.g ... Troubleshooting #problems #diagnosis ... differential #management #criticalcare
Priapism: Pathogenesis

 - Post-cavernosal venous occlusion -> Post-cavernosal venous drainage is mechanically obstructed e.g. sickle cell
mechanically obstructed e.g ... Increased nitric oxide from ... #Priapism #Pathophysiology ... #Urology #Diagnosis
Hepatorenal Syndrome (HRS)

Definition:
• Functional, potentially reversible kidney impairment.
• Occurs in advanced liver disease: cirrhosis, severe alcoholic
Pathophysiology: ... Diagnosis (Clinical ... mg/dL or ≥50% from ... Syndrome #Hepatology #Nephrology ... #Diagnosis
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
ECG is vital while ... They may benefit from ... usually results from ... algorithm #management #cardiology ... heartfailure #chf #criticalcare
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
Weakness can vary from ... bulbar muscles DIAGNOSIS ... Electrodiagnostic studies (Ex EMG ... the underlying pathophysiology ... #management #neurology
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
call our friends from ... Cardiology. ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... #cardiology #echocardiogram ... management #clinical #criticalcare
Anterior-Septal Wall Motion Abnormality on POCUS Echocardiogram

58yoM smoker, neg nuclear ST last week, with CP that
Abnormality on POCUS Echocardiogram ... that woke him from ... EKG: nsr, TWI v1 ... What's his diagnosis ... #Clinical #Cardiology
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European Resuscitation Council–European Society of Intensive Care Medicine algorithm for neuroprognostication after cardiac arrest. Reproduced from
Reproduced from ... computed tomography, EEG ... potentials #Diagnosis ... #Management #Neurology ... #CriticalCare #
EEG/Bispectral Index (BIS) Monitoring - Neuromuscular Blockade

 • Use EEG/BIS monitor to ensure sedation depth is
EEG/Bispectral Index ... sedations Excerpted from ... Blockade #NMB #neurology ... #criticalcare # ... diagnosis