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Hypothermic Cardiac Arrest Management
"Not dead until 32° and dead"
1) Start ACLS + Rewarming
2) Should this code
Cardiac Arrest Management ... Warmed O2 (1°/hr ... Irrigation (1°/hr ... Cardiac #Arrest #Management ... resuscitation #rewarming #management
Pediatric SVT - Management Algorithm
Identify SVT:
 • HR not variable
 • Abrupt rate changes
 • Infants:
Pediatric SVT - Management ... Identify SVT: • HR ... changes • Infants: HR ... • Children: HR ... #tachycardia #Management
Orthostatic Hypotension - Management Algorithm
Positive orthostatic vital signs defined as one of the following (within 3
Hypotension - Management ... 10 mm Hg - ↑ HR ... > 30 bpm • HR ... #Hypotension #Management
Potassium Repletion - Oral vs IV
Oral KCl 
 - 40mEq at a time, q2-4 hrs
KCl - 10 mEq/hr ... vein - 20 mEq/hr ... #Oral #Intern #Management
Potassium Electrolyte Repletion
If patient also has hypomagnesemia, replete magnesium before repleting potassium
Oral:
 • Pills (ask pharmacy
give up to 10 mEq/hr ... give up to 20 mEq/hr ... Electrolyte #Repletion #management
Management Algorithm for Status Epilepticus

• Assess airway, breathing, and circulation
• Pulse oximetry
• Electrocardiogram
• Finger stick (give
Management Algorithm ... IV at 1-5 mg/kg/hr ... 0.5-3.0-mg/kg/hr ... 0.1-0.4 mg/kg/hr ... StatusEpilepticus #Management
General Guidelines for Emergent Exploratory Thoracotomy
 - Initial thoracostomy tube drainage > 20 mL/Kg 
 -
Output 200 mL/hr ... rate > 7 mL/Kg/hr ... #Indications #Management
Aortic Dissection - Diagnosis and Acute Management
Pain: Chest, Back, Abdo, Migrating, Above & below diaphragm, Abrupt
Diagnosis and Acute Management ... can be normal) Management ... 25-50mcg IV 2) HR ... Nicardipine 5mg/hr ... Dissection #Diagnosis #Management
Management of Apnea in Procedural Sedation
 • Apnea Definition: The cessation of breathing for more than
Management of Apnea ... duration if with (HR ... Diagnosis, Prevention, Management ... medshubham #Apnea #Management
BRASH Syndrome

B - Bradycardia
R - Renal failure
A - AV nodal blockade
S - Shock
H - Hyperkalemia

Typical ECG
ECG in BRASH: HR ... epinephrine (↑HR ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management