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Physiologic Approach to Hypotonic Hyponatremia
The next time you have a case of hypotonic hyponatremia, give the
can be high or low ... Primary polydipsia), Low ... #differential #diagnosis ... #table #sodium ... #nephrology
Empyema Necessitans (EN) on Chest POCUS

Pulmonary teaching case: you are called to the bedside of a
he coughed and now ... POCUS - What’s the diagnosis ... “escapes” the pleura ... Necessitans #EN #Chest #clinical ... POCUS #pulmonary #respiratory
Berlin Criteria for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) 
- Respiratory symptoms must have begun within one
Criteria for Acute Respiratory ... week of a known clinical ... fully explained by pleural ... Definition #Criteria #Diagnosis ... #CriticalCare
Empyema Necessitans (EN) on Chest Wall Physical Examination

Pulmonary teaching case: you are called to the bedside
he coughed and now ... drain - What’s the diagnosis ... “escapes” the pleura ... #PhysicalExam #clinical ... video #pulmonary #respiratory
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
meningococcal, H1N1) Clinical ... Guillain-Barre Clinical ... patients) • Respiratory ... /constipation, hyponatremia ... Guillain-Barre Diagnosis
Assessment of Chest Tube Drains
Stepwise assessment of Chest Tube Function
TUBE POSITIONING
 • Look at the CXR:
TIDALING (RESPIRATORY ... is within the pleura ... transducing the pleural ... : • 14-22 Fr stable ... ChestTube #Drains #Diagnosis
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
diagnosis but rather ... mental status and low ... augment forward flow ... cardiology #treatment #table ... heartfailure #chf #criticalcare
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
- Differential Diagnosis ... Dermatomyositis Clinical ... Hyperuricemia • Hyponatremia ... per day until stable ... causes #treatment #nephrology
In ARDS, we know that the lungs are so diffusely injured that the remaining total area
Therefore, even at low ... pathophysiology #diagnosis ... #ards #foamed #criticalcare ... #treatment #respiratory ... #clinical
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
coronary blood flow ... are typically able ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... echocardiogram #management #clinical ... #criticalcare #