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Severe Asthma Algorithm - Management of Life-Threatening Asthma in the Emergency Department
Step One
1. Nebulized Albuterol
2. Nebulized
Severe Asthma Algorithm ... - Management of ... HCG, ECG if concern ... rhythm or cardiac ischemia ... #CriticalCare #
ISCHEMIA Trial - Management Algorithm for patients with Stable Angina

Stress Test -> ? +moderate or severe
Management Algorithm ... acute coronary syndrome ... evaluation or management ... ChestPain #Diagnosis #Management ... #Algorithm #Cardiology
DETROIT CARDIOGENIC SHOCK INITIATIVE ALGORITHM

INCLUSION CRITERIA
Acute Myocardial Infarction
 Ischemic Symptoms
 EKG and/or biomarker evidence of AMI
INITIATIVE ALGORITHM ... Infarction  Ischemic ... Symptoms  EKG ... #Initiative #Management ... #Cardiology
American College of Critical Care Medicine algorithm for time-sensitive, goal-directed stepwise management of hemodynamic support in
American College of Critical ... Care Medicine algorithm ... goal-directed stepwise management ... #Shock #Algorithm ... #CriticalCare #
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 - MAP <65. SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
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Shock - Differential ... Abdominal compartment syndrome ... Differential #Diagnosis #criticalcare ... #algorithm #treatment ... #management
Myocarditis
Diagnosis 
• Endomyocardial biopsy (gold standard, rarely performed) 
• Clinical presentation 
• Cardiovascular MRI 
Clinical 
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performed) • Clinical ... Cardiovascular MRI Clinical ... gallop • Abnormal ECG ... • Cardiogenic shock ... #Cardiology
Bradycardia
1) First Steps: IV, O2, Monitors, ECG, Pads on patient, Crash Cart in room. Is patient
brady, Signs of Shock ... Ischemia? ... Patients DIE: Drugs, Ischemia ... #differential #management ... #cardiology
Hyperglycemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Diabetes Mellitus:
 • Impaired Glucose Tolerance
 • Type I Diabetes
 • Type
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Cushing's Syndrome ... agonists • Others Critical ... Hyperglycemia (e.g ... Burns, Sepsis) • Shock
Checklist Approach to Hypokalemia

Consider risk factors for arrhythmia:
 - EKG changes (especially QT prolongation)
 - Digoxin
- Myocardial ischemia ... incongruous with clinical ... NPO, or profound shock ... #Hypokalemia #Management ... #CriticalCare
Severe Heart Failure & Cardiogenic Shock - Management Checklist 
Evaluation 
 - EKG & echocardiography
& Cardiogenic Shock ... - Management Checklist ... antiarrhythmics - Ischemic ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology ... #Management