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Chest Pain - Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

History and Exam
Acute life-threatening causes:
 • Acute myocardial infarction
 •
Workup Algorithm ... Exam Acute life-threatening ... causes: • Acute ... Pneumothorax • Pulmonary ... Pain #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Massive Hemoptysis - Diagnosis and Management
 • Definitions: 
   - Hemoptysis = bleeding from
has potential to cause ... • Workup • General ... TXA (500 - 1000 Mg ... Management #treatment #workup ... #pulmonary #criticalcare
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
the setting of acute ... treat the primary cause ... physiological response to acute ... #clinica l#foamed ... #algorithm #criticalcare
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
the setting of acute ... treat the primary cause ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... management #clinical #criticalcare ... #foamed #treatment
Upper Lobe Lung Diseases - STAR CHASERS Mnemonic

S - Silicosis
T - Tuberculosis
A - Ankylosing Spondylitis
R -
Therefore, conditions caused ... apices caused by ... Silicosis - Coal worker ... edema in acute ... #STARCHASERS #radiology
Clinical Management for Three Common Causes of Shock 
HEMORRHAGIC SHOCK
 • Ensure adequate ventilation and oxygenation.
for Three Common Causes ... Ameliorate increased work ... pressure (PEEP) for pulmonary ... oxygenation; remove work ... Shock #Management #CriticalCare
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
with presence of pulmonary ... the determined cause ... #differential #algorithm ... #management #cardiology ... treatment #table #foamed
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

Who?
• 5% of patients
• Dose ≥ 400 mg per day

How?  Possible
• Dose ≥ 400 mg ... nodules and masses ... pleural effusions • Acute ... toxicity (e.g., acute ... Exclude other causes
There are similarities and differences between these 3 conditions which all carry treatment implications. Each mimic
hormones that work ... glucose > 250 mg ... #differential #algorithm ... management #treatment #criticalcare ... #foamed
The crusade against “Ab”Normal Saline continues.  This is a non-physiologic fluid that can harm our
Mg2+ whose positive ... The ECF and ICF ... both work together ... K+ in the ECF causes ... #foamed #criticalcare