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"Appropriate thoracentesis approach"-McMaster Textbook of Internal Medicine 

#Thoracentesis #Procedure #Pulmonary #Management #Needle #Positioning
Thoracentesis #Procedure ... #Pulmonary #Management ... #Needle #Positioning
Truncus Arteriosus
 • Basic Information
 • Embryology
 • Associated anomalies
 • Pathophysiology/Presentation
 • Pre-operative management
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Pre-operative management ... Cardiomegaly, increased pulmonary ... repair • Rastelli Procedure ... Outcomes • Post-op management ... #cardiology #peds
AIRBORNE ISOLATION/COVID19 INTUBATION CHECKLIST
Does this patient require ETI? 
If patient is to be intubated and is
be activated if needed ... , everything) Procedure ... Checklist #COVID19 #CriticalCare ... #Management
Cardiac Event Monitoring Devices - Compared
Ambulatory ECG (Hotter):
 • Advantages: Continuous recording, records asx events, all
48hrs), patient needs ... Disadvantages: Patient needs ... Monitoring #Devices #Comparison ... #cardiology #management
Airway Intubation Checklist
GATHER/TEST EQUIPMENT: NC, BVM + PEEP Valve, Free flowing IV, EKG, SpO2 monitor, ETT
and suction if needed ... Adjust view if needed ... intubation #checklist #criticalcare ... #airway #management ... #procedure
COVID-19 Intubations - Team Roles to Minimize Exposure

Respiratory Therapist is encouraged to stay outside the room
Can enter if needed ... the expected PPE procedures ... Coordinates the post-procedural ... #Assignments #Management ... #CriticalCare #
Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation (NIPPV)

Expiratory & Inspiratory Positive Airway Pressure
Both increase intrathoracic pressure, which can decrease
exacerbation (cardiogenic pulmonary ... intrathoracic procedure ... #indications #criticalcare ... #management
Iatrogenic Pneumothorax

Navigational bronchoscopy was performed with BAL and transbronchial biopsy and fine needle aspiration of the
biopsy and fine needle ... After the procedure ... Below is his post-procedure ... ChestXRay #Clinical #Pulmonary ... Iatrogenic #Biopsy #Radiology
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) - Basics
Mode of cardiopulmonary support used to treat pulmonary and/or cardiovascular failure
used to treat pulmonary ... Suppots lungs (pulmonary ... Bronchoscopy may be needed ... #ECMO #Basics #management ... #pulmonary #criticalcare
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
murmur 3/6) - Pulmonary ... - Endoscopic procedures ... if any labs are needed ... • Creatinine - needed ... medical and surgical management