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Pulmonary Embolism - Risk Stratification and Prognostication based on scores and clinical features

 • Bova score
Pulmonary Embolism - Risk ... on scores and clinical ... Hemodynamics (Stable ... Transient Hypotension, Shock ... prognostication #diagnosis #management
Vasopressors Table 
Rough properties by Target Receptor, Heart Rate/Inotropy, Systemic Vascular Resistance, Cardiac Output, Blood Pressure,
Vasopressors Table ... Vascular Resistance, Cardiac ... Internet Book of Critical ... Pharmacology #Effect #Management ... #Comparison #Inotropes
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
exam Determine Cardiac ... Change in clinical ... Stable patients ... postoperative cardiac ... medical and surgical management
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
GrepMed Handbook Clinical ... Toxic Megacolon, Shock ... can be community-acquired ... Lowest Risk: Tetracyclines ... Ileus, Megacolon, Shock
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Clinical • Under-recognized ... Pts: cardiogenic shock ... and timing with Cardio-OB ... Delivery • Stable ... follow-up with Cardio-OB
Checklist Approach to Hypokalemia

Consider risk factors for arrhythmia:
 - EKG changes (especially QT prolongation)
 - Digoxin
Hypokalemia Consider risk ... to reduce the risk ... patients (including cardiac ... NPO, or profound shock ... #Hypokalemia #Management
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
hemodynamics and cardiac ... essentially Cardiogenic Shock ... Cardiac cath if ... differential #algorithm #management ... cardiology #treatment #table
Fluid Responsiveness and Fluid Tolerance Testing - OnePager Summary
Fluid resuscitation can be beneficial when required or
beneficial when required ... vasopressors and lower risk ... 15% increase in cardiac ... #criticalcare #comparison ... #challenges #management
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
of the resting cardiac ... heart (Sepsis, Shock ... are typically able ... echocardiogram #management ... #clinical #criticalcare
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
of the resting cardiac ... heart (Sepsis, Shock ... are typically able ... #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology #clinica