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Pericardial Consistency Comparison on POCUS - Blood, Fat, Pus and Serous

Unclotted blood remains anechoic around clotted
have loculations moving ... independently from cardiac ... Consistency #Comparison #Fluid ... #POCUS #Table # ... Echocardiogram #S4C
Malignant Pericardial Effusion and Tamponade on POCUS Echocardiogram - A4C
CA patient with known pericardial effusion who
Echocardiogram - A4C ... BP stable. ... Given IV fluids ... #Tamponade #Cardiac ... Echocardiogram #A4C
Fluid Responsiveness and Fluid Tolerance Testing - OnePager Summary
Fluid resuscitation can be beneficial when required or
quickly (30-90 sec ... response to the rapid infusion ... Tolerance #testing #diagnosis ... #criticalcare # ... comparison #challenges #management
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis ... diuretics, Saline infusion ... Elimination (see Table ... line, stabilizes cardiac ... #Diagnosis #Management
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
hemodynamics and cardiac ... Cardiac cath if ... #algorithm #management ... cardiology #treatment #table ... heartfailure #chf #criticalcare
The crusade against “Ab”Normal Saline continues.  This is a non-physiologic fluid that can harm our
this post will focus ... the ECF causes Hyperkalemia ... blood flow and perfusion ... #foamed #criticalcare ... #management #diagnosis
Summary of Oncologic Emergencies

Neutropenic fever:
- Fever + ANC < 500 → start cefepime ± vancomycin (if
labs, aggressive fluids ... decompression SVC ... plasmapheresis Hypercalcemia ... Aggressive IV fluids ... Oncology #HemeOnc #Diagnosis
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
of the resting cardiac ... are typically able ... time for coronary perfusion ... #diagnosis #management ... foamed #algorithm #criticalcare
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
of the resting cardiac ... are typically able ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... echocardiogram #management ... #clinical #criticalcare
Blood Transfusion Reactions

Immune Mediated:
 • Febrile Non-Hemolytic Transfusion Reaction (FNHTR): Most common immune reaction to transfusion.
• Transfusion Cardiac ... Hypocalcemia, Hyperkalemia ... RBCs (stored at 4C ... #Transfusion #diagnosis ... #management #hematology