6 results
Lung Ultrasound for Diagnosing Pneumonia - Scan through 6 zones (3 per side) 1. Midclavicular line
Diagnosis #Peds #EM ... #PICU #POCUS #Lung
Major Clinical Trials and Evidence Summary for Transfusion Thresholds in Critical Care

TRICC - NEJM 1999 -
- NEJM 1999 - ICU ... FOCUS - NEJM 2011 ... /vmoitra) #EBM
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Pathophysiology: Triggering factor (infection,...)→Activation of CD8 T cells (IFN-y) → Excessive activation of macrophages
Ferritin >1000 ng ... Infections+++: Virus (EBV ... biologics (CMV +++, EBV ... of emergency, ICU
#ICUCard
RENAL
GFR
90-131
mL/min
((140-age)*Wt)/(72*Cr)
Glomerular Filtration Rate (Cockcroft)
CI Cr
90-131
mL/min
(CrU * volume)/CrS
Creatinine Clearance
FENa
0.0-1.0
%
((U/P Na)/(U/P Cr))*100
Fractional Excretion of Na+
Na req
mEq
(125-Na)*0.6*Wt
Required Sodium
FE Urea
70 mmHg on 100% mask ... Rodriguez, MD ICU-card ... h (500mg/500mL NS ... 250mg/500mL D5W-NS ... 100units/250mL NS
MTP Gout Effusion on POCUS
50s male with DM/HTN (no hx gout) and great toe pain-MTP joint.
Gout Effusion on POCUS ... Gram stain neg ( ... culture ultimately neg ... MSU crystals=Gout ... #ultrasound #MSK
A quick infographic on various pearls about atopic dermatitis, a disease with an increasing burden on
References: Danby SG ... Petersen EBM, Skov ... Pedersen MS, Benros