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General Algorithms for Assessment of the Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD) (Algorithms 1, 2 and 3)

Algorithm
for Assessment ... 1: Initial Assessment ... Diagnosis #LVAD #Assessment ... #Evaluation #VentricularAssistDevice ... #Algorithm #Management
Right heart dysfunction and failure in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: mechanisms and management 
Source:
Right heart dysfunction ... mechanisms and management ... parameters in the assessment ... right ventricular dysfunction ... of myocardial performance
PEA - Assessment and Management - Narrow vs Wide Complex QRS - Credit: SMACCBYTE 1st Place
PEA - Assessment ... and Management ... #PEAArrest #Evaluation ... #Assessment #NarrowComplex ... #Differential #Algorithm
Atrial Fibrillation Management Algorithm and Checklist - CAEP Best Practices
A. Assessment and Risk Stratification
B. Rate or
Atrial Fibrillation Management ... Algorithm and Checklist ... Assessment and Risk ... Fibrillation #AFib #Management ... #Algorithm #Checklist
A good approach when dealing with hypotension at the bedside includes using the following systematic four
systematic four step evaluation ... Cardiac Performance ... Resistance #Diagnosis #Management ... Hypotension #Approach #Algorithm
The SALT Mass Casualty Triage Approach
 - SALT stands for “Sort, Assess, Lifesaving interventions, and Treatment
which changes the assessment ... specificity, or performance ... #Management #Disaster ... MassCasualty #Incident #Algorithm
Epistaxis Management Algorithm / Checklist

1. blow out clots 
2. vasoconstrictor spray 
3. nose clip or direct
Epistaxis Management ... Algorithm / Checklist ... coagulopathy, surgical evaluation ... #Checklist #ENT ... #Management
Severe Heart Failure & Cardiogenic Shock - Management Checklist 
Evaluation 
 - EKG & echocardiography
Cardiogenic Shock - Management ... Checklist Evaluation ... severe or w/ organ dysfunction ... on ultrasound), assessment ... pulmonary congestion, assessment
Evaluation and Management of Hyperkalemia

As with hypokalemia, the immediate danger of hyperkalemia is its effect on
Evaluation and Management ... underlying renal dysfunction ... #Hyperkalemia #Evaluation ... #Algorithm
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Pathophysiology: Triggering factor (infection,...)→Activation of CD8 T cells (IFN-y) → Excessive activation of macrophages
+ Etiological Assessment ... , Hb), Hepatic dysfunction ... for etiological assessment ... inhibitors under evaluation ... Lymphohistiocytosis #diagnosis #management