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Diuresis in Critical Care - Achieving a Negative Fluid Balance
Advantages Of A Negative Fluid Balance:
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Diuresis in Critical ... TO PO • USE HIGH ... REMOVE UNECCESARY MEDS ... especially in high ... Balance #management #criticalcare
X-ray limitations
It’s important to know the limitations of X-rays so we can correctly interpret them in
interpret them in clinical ... Point Of Care UltraSound ... considerations for high-risk ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Limitations #Comparison
Osborn waves - positive deflections at the J point (negative in aVR and V1) with a
at the J point (negative ... in people with high ... EmergencyMedicine #Cardiology #diagnosis ... #CriticalCare # ... Electrocardiogram #ECG #Clinical
Differentiating NBTE from Infective Endocarditis
No pathognomonic signs/symptoms or echo features that are specific to NBTE, and
So high index of ... clinical suspicion ... is required for diagnosis ... Frequent false-negative ... #Endocarditis #comparison
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist - Myasthenia Gravis

Evaluation 
 - Chest X-ray and lung ultrasound (exclude other lung
X-ray and lung ultrasound ... Pyridostigmine - New diagnosis ... (vital signs, clinical ... Do not measure negative ... Checklist #Management #CriticalCare
Fungal Biomarkers: Beta-D-Glucan and Aspergillus Galactomannan
Beta-D-Glucan:
 • Polysaccharide cell wall component of many fungi
 • Pathogens:
Coccidioides - Negative ... cut-offs defined in clinical ... Most useful in high ... Galactomannan #diagnosis ... #comparison
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
death Common Clinical ... areas, back of thigh ... anaphylaxis, toxins/meds ... Classification #diagnosis ... management #Overview #criticalcare
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
diagnosis but rather ... importantly, bedside ultrasound ... establishing a diagnosis ... have achieved negative ... heartfailure #chf #criticalcare
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
death Common Clinical ... areas, back of thigh ... anaphylaxis, toxins/meds ... Classification #diagnosis ... management #Overview #criticalcare
Pseudogout: pathogenesis and clinical findings
 - Idiopathic (vast majority of cases) -> Mechanism unknown
 - Familial
pathogenesis and clinical ... Hypomagnesia -> The relative ... Chondrocalcinosis, seen on high-resolution ... ultrasound and/ ... Pathophysiology #Diagnosis