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FDA-Approved 1st line Medications for Tobacco Cessation Treatment

Nicotine patch, Nicotine lozenge, Nicotine gum, Nicotine inhaler, Nicotine
, Varenicline (tablet ... sustained release (SR ... ) (tablet) #Pharmacology ... Therapy #Comparison #Table ... #Agents #Dosing
Pulmonary Arterial Catheterization – Use and Interpretation:
-Pulmonary arterial catheterization (PAC) has never been shown to improve
Diagnosis #PACatheter #NormalValues ... #Differential #Table ... PCWP #Pressures #SVR
POCUS - Measuring Cardiac Output
1) Calculate LVOT Area
2) Calculate LVOT VTI
3) Calculate Cardiac Output

SV = (LVOT
POCUS - Measuring ... Cardiac Output SV ... VTI) X HR CO (mL ... /min) = SV (mL/cycle ... x HR (bpm) - POCUS
Definitions of AKI, CKD, AKD
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI):
 • Increase in SCr by 2 50% within
• Increase in SCr ... : • GFR < 60 ml ... OR • GFR < 60 ml ... : • GFR ≥ 60 ml ... per 1.73 m2 • Stable
Angiotensin Receptor Blockers 
Recommended Dose Conversions 

Valsartan 
Irbesartan 
Losartan 
Olmesartan 
Telmisartan 
Candesartan 
Azilsartan 
Eprosartan 

A few
class is still going ... transient increase in SCr ... ARB #Conversion #Table ... #Dosing #Pharmacology
Junctional Rhythms - Junctional rhythm describes an abnormal heart rhythm resulting from impulses coming from a
from impulses coming ... from a locus of ... Junctional #Rhythms #Table
Lung ultrasound pathology in a COVID-19 positive patient
 - Few B-lines (vertical white lines)
 - Confluent
Effusions Vi Am ... viamdinh #COVID19 #POCUS ... #Coronavirus #Table
POCUS Echo of Acute Massive Saddle Pulmonary Embolism

Here's a great teaching Echo of a patient I
POCUS Echo of Acute ... it demonstrates all ... Echocardiogram #POCUS ... RightHeartStrain #McConnells #DSign
Massive Left Atrial Myxoma on Echocardiogram (TEE)
Pt admitted for SOB x 2 months with episode of
AF RVR in ER. ... overload, but was doing ... clinical #cardiology #POCUS
When assessing a patient with acute dyspnea during or shortly following a transfusion, it is challenging
acute dyspnea during ... anaphylaxis, because all ... TACO #Comparison #Table