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An Algorithm for the Evaluation and Management of Cardiac Arrest with Ultrasonography

- Dr. Tom Fadial https://twitter.com/thame

#CardiacArrest
An Algorithm for ... Evaluation and Management ... of Cardiac Arrest ... #POCUS #Evaluation ... #Ultrasound #CriticalCare
Priority-based management algorithm for the undifferentiated patient in PEA arrest
PEA (no pulse by manual palp +
Priority-based management ... algorithm for the ... patient in PEA arrest ... Cardiac POCUS 3 ... #criticalcare
ISCHEMIA Trial - Management Algorithm for patients with Stable Angina

Stress Test -> ? +moderate or severe
Management Algorithm ... This is not for ... evaluation or management ... ChestPain #Diagnosis #Management ... #Algorithm #Cardiology
COVID-19 Hypoxia Management

Indication for endotracheal intubation?
Tolerating supplemental oxygen?
Consider HFNC
Not tolerating HFNC or HFNC is not available?
Consider
COVID-19 Hypoxia Management ... Consider HFNC Not ... support #COVID19 #management ... #schema #criticalcare ... hypoxia #failure #algorithm
Proposed Respiratory Support Algorithm in COVID19

The ‘intubate early’ paradigm, where patients who “fail” low flow oxygen
Respiratory Support Algorithm ... the disease and not ... support #COVID19 #management ... #schema #criticalcare ... hypoxia #failure #algorithm
General schema for respiratory support in patients with COVID-19
Low flow nasal cannula
 • Typically set at
General schema for ... • Typically set ... support #COVID19 #management ... #schema #criticalcare ... hypoxia #failure #algorithm
Diabetic Myonecrosis (Diabetic Muscle Infarction)
 • Spontaneous ischemic necrosis of skeletal muscle (anterior thigh or calf)
damage → tissue ischemia ... complications • Common pattern ... edema • Tx: rest ... glycemic control (not ... Infarction #diagnosis #management
Mechanical ventilation in obese patients according to the i-STAR Algorithm
Intubate
 • Anticipate difficult airway management and
to the i-STAR Algorithm ... difficult airway management ... haemodynamic impairment Set ... ARDSnet low-PEEP table ... #CriticalCare
Possible approach to empiric anticoagulation in COVID-19

Is D-dimer above '"1,000-2,000 ng/ml?
Contraindication to anticoagulation?
Check fibrinogen level and/or
hyper-coagulable pattern ... Hypo-coagulable pattern ... anticoagulation #COVID19 #management ... #schema #criticalcare ... #algorithm #SARSCOV2
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
This is not uncommon ... #differential #algorithm ... #management #cardiology ... #treatment #table ... heartfailure #chf #criticalcare