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ECMO circuit chatter - rhythmic pulsations in the drainage catheter/tubing leading to the pump
CHATTER occurs when
ECMO circuit chatter ... leading to the pump ... generated by the pump ... Untreated it can cause ... MD @nickmmark #ECMO
ICU Hypotension - Evaluation Algorithm

OFTEN Mnemonic:

OWN THE PULSE PRESSURE 

FEEL YOUR PATIENT'S LEGS 

TEST FOR FLUID
ICU Hypotension ... - Evaluation Algorithm ... RESPONSIVENESS ECHO ... MD @vmoitra #ICU ... Hypotension #Evaluation #Algorithm
ECMO Troubleshooting - OnePager Summary
ECMO Emergency Protocol - Team should train/practice & have necessary supplies at
ECMO Troubleshooting ... OnePager Summary ECMO ... Return to pre-ECMO ... circuit and can cause ... EMBOLISM - can cause
A quick way to consider causes of PEA arrest (or severe hypotension) is to consider: Volume
way to consider causes ... consider: Volume - Pump ... Obstruction, and then 3 causes ... Differential #Evaluation #Algorithm
Approach to Conjugated Hyperbilirubinemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

1. Definition: T.bili elevation + >20% conjugated
2. Obtain RUQ
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... - rule out non-ICU ... vs ICU causes ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Hantavirus
Pathogen: Hantavirus - Rodents are the primary reservoir
Transmission:
 • Shed in the urine, feces, saliva of
barns and lake houses ... chills, myalgias, nausea ... • Supportive: ICU ... ventilation • ECMO
Algorithm for the Management of Ventricular Tachycardia Electrical Storm
ES diagnosed (≥ 3 episodes of VT/ICD therapies
Algorithm for the ... episodes of VT/ICD ... per ACLS • If ICD ... of reversible causes ... #Tachycardia #Algorithm
Causes of Hypernatremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypernatremia - Excess free water loss, Serum Sodium >145 mmol/L
High
Causes of Hypernatremia ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Burns • ICU ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes
Chattering on ECMO
What is chattering? If you look closely at this video clip, the tubing is
Chattering on ECMO ... which is low) and pump ... flow through the ECMO ... blood cells and cause ... @pulmcritdoc #ECMO
Causes of Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unprovoked - Epilepsy:
 • Focal: Simple, Complex
 • Generalized: Absence,
Causes of Seizures ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Hypertension, ICH ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #neurology