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Inhaled Foreign Body Management

Abdominal thrusts using the Heimlich 
manoeuvre in older children to expel an inhaled
One hand is formed ... Abdominal thrusts are best ... avoided in infants as ... they may cause ... intra-abdominal injury
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
the determined cause ... differential #algorithm #management ... treatment #table #foamed ... #heartfailure #chf ... #criticalcare #
In ARDS, we know that the lungs are so diffusely injured that the remaining total area
is calculated as ... is likely the best ... pathophysiology #diagnosis #management ... #ards #foamed # ... criticalcare #treatment
Acute Altered Mental Status - Rapid Response Management

1) Ask while en route: vitals, hyper/hypoactive, POC glucose,
Altered Mental Status ... 1) Ask while ... and stabilize: AMS ... the underlying cause ... #Management #criticalcare
Urinalysis & Urine Sodium 
Theophilus Protospatharius, a seventh-century physician who wrote the first manuscript focused exclusively
documenting proteinuria as ... a disease state ... French scholar named ... Clarity Dipstick test ... Acute Kidney Injury
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
10-33% develop MS ... Presentation: Injury ... swollen, while in MS ... Predictive of MS ... Multiple sclerosis (MS
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
, rhabdo/crush injury ... Na delivery): CHF ... Cortisol+ACTH stim test ... only if no clear cause ... Optimize volume status
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
presentations and disease states ... liver or renal injury ... / hypoxemia -> focus ... or diagnostic tests ... gluconeogenesis Liver Injury
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
Definition: • Coma: a state ... Pathophysiology: • Severe injury ... Awareness • Injury ... for the coma • Forced ... Casey Albin MD @
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
specific questions to ask ... disease b) CHF ... dependent DM ACS ... determine if stress test ... medical and surgical management