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Swan Ganz - Pulmonary Artery Catheter Basics

Nick Mark MD @nickmmark

#PA #SwanGanz #Pulmonary #Artery #Catheter #Basics #Diagnosis
Swan Ganz - Pulmonary ... Catheter Basics Nick ... #PA #SwanGanz #Pulmonary ... Catheter #Basics #Diagnosis ... #Management #CriticalCare
Pulmonary Embolism - Risk Stratification and Prognostication based on scores and clinical features

 • Bova score
Pulmonary Embolism ... infographic by Nick ... prognostication #diagnosis ... #management #stratification ... #criticalcare #
Massive Hemoptysis - Diagnosis and Management
 • Definitions: 
   - Hemoptysis = bleeding from
Massive Hemoptysis - Diagnosis ... Argon Plasma by Nick ... Massive #Hemoptysis #Diagnosis ... #workup #pulmonary ... #criticalcare
Mask Oxygen Delivery Devices

Simple Mask aka Hudson's Mask:
 • Flow 6-10 LPM
 • FiO2 35-50%
Face Tent:
Non-Rebreather (NRB ... • FiO2 ~80% Nick ... Delivery #Devices #management ... #pulmonary #criticalcare
Neuromuscular Blockade (Paralytics) and Monitoring

Neuromuscular blockade caring for patients with severe ARDS and may reduce mortality.
) - All NMBs are ... possible by Nick ... Paralytics #Monitoring #neurology ... #criticalcare # ... ARDS #management
Shock - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • Hypotension: SBP<90, SBP drop >40, MAP<65 (Normotension, HTN possible
Shock - Diagnosis ... and Management ... - Distended neck ... Tamponade - Pulmonary ... #criticalcare #
EEG/Bispectral Index (BIS) Monitoring - Neuromuscular Blockade

 • Use EEG/BIS monitor to ensure sedation depth is
sedation during NMB ... reduces awareness of NMB ... infographic by Nick ... #neurology #criticalcare ... #diagnosis
Train of Four (TOF) Monitoring - Neuromuscular Blockade

Used to titrate NMB to the minimum effective dose.
Used to titrate NMB ... is documented, NMB ... infographic by Nick ... #neurology #criticalcare ... #diagnosis
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
Histoplasmosis Diagnosis ... by culture or serology ... : • Serology for ... ) #Mycoses #InfectiousDiseases ... #Management #Infections
Approach to Tracheostomy Emergencies - OnePager Summary
COMPONENTS OF A TRACHEOSTOMY TUBE:
 • Obturator - inserted into
tube against the neck ... Surgical management ... #Emergencies #diagnosis ... #differential #management ... #pulmonary #criticalcare