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LVOTO due to SAM on POCUS Echocardiogram

Septic patient after IV fluids and initiation of Levophed. Worsening
on POCUS Echocardiogram ... Diagnosis? ... Management? ... #HOCM #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #PLAX #clinical
Evaluation of suspected incomplete Kawasaki Disease

1. AHA consensus recommendations
2. Infants ≤6 months old on day ≥7
before performing echocardiogram ... purposes of this algorithm ... , treatment should ... #Diagnosis #Peds ... Disease #Incomplete #Algorithm
Leukostasis vs Tumor Lysis Syndrome
Leukostasis:
 • Pathophysiology: Large, immature blasts and high WBC count cause hyperviscosity
- 80% have fever ... lethargy, hematuria, cardiac ... with tetany or cardiac ... Syndrome #TLS #diagnosis ... #management #hematology
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
thoracotomy is a better treatment ... tamponade recurs. ❿ Plan ... definitive management ... specialist referral. ⓫ Plan ... #Management #Workup
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
importantly, bedside ultrasound ... hemodynamics and cardiac ... is vital while lab ... Cardiac cath if ... #algorithm #management
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
or family - Ever ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... - Cataract Plan ... medical and surgical management ... stratification #diagnosis
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
of the resting cardiac ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... #cardiology #echocardiogram ... #management #clinical ... criticalcare #foamed #treatment
Severe Influenza Checklist

Diagnostic tests 
 - Blood cultures x2 
 - Sputum gram stain & culture
Influenza Checklist Diagnostic ... - Ferritin, liver ... function tests - Ultrasound ... suspected Adiunctive treatments ... Influenza #Checklist #Management