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Understanding & Treating ARDS - Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

•  Timing - within one week of
week of known insult ... Acute #Syndrome #Diagnosis ... #Management #CriticalCare
Intraoperative Sepsis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Severe sepsis (hypotension persisting after initial fluid challenge of
next steps. ❽ Insert ... mmHg (Box D). ❿ Insert ... Discuss ongoing management ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup
Postpartum Hemorrhage - Differential Diagnosis and Management 
Uterine Atony (80%) - Most PPH Will respond to
- Differential Diagnosis ... and Management ... birth canal - inspect ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Management #obstetrics
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
embolic/ischemic insult ... • Infectious insult ... Differential Diagnosis ... Endocarditis Diagnosis ... #management #cardiology
Intraoperative Bronchospasm - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

❶ Call for help and inform theatre team of
examination: • Inspect ... Consider alternate diagnoses ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
tube ❹ Rapid diagnosis ... • Diagnostic ... Plan definitive management ... pericardial fluid • Insert ... #Management #Workup
Ventilator Alarms
Increased Rate - Patient is tiring on a weaning mode or experiencing pain/anxiety
 - Reassess
order CXR PRN - Insert ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Management
Approach to Tracheostomy Emergencies - OnePager Summary
COMPONENTS OF A TRACHEOSTOMY TUBE:
 • Obturator - inserted into
tracheostomy (can insert ... If unable to re-insert ... Surgical management ... #Emergencies #diagnosis ... #differential #management
Mandible Fracture Management in the ED

Workup:
 - Panorex or Facial/Mandible CT scan 
 - Inspect oral
Mandible Fracture Management ... Mandible CT scan - Inspect ... surgery consult #Diagnosis ... #Management #Mandible
ECMO Troubleshooting - OnePager Summary
ECMO Emergency Protocol - Team should train/practice & have necessary supplies at
EMBOLISM, or other insult ... serious mechanical insult ... Troubleshooting #problems #diagnosis ... #differential #management