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Mechanical ventilation in obese patients according to the i-STAR Algorithm
Intubate
 • Anticipate difficult airway management and
and difficult mask ... 5 cmH20 in non-ARDS ... and non-ARDS) ... > 7.25 in non-ARDS ... minimal to keep PaO2
Berlin Criteria for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) 
- Respiratory symptoms must have begun within one
Distress Syndrome (ARDS ... arterial oxygen tension ... severity of the ARDS ... - 200 mm Hg < PaO2 ... >= 5cm H2O #ARDS
U/S - Is the shoulder IN or OUT?

Top Clip: IN (No Dislocation)
Bottom Clip: OUT (Anterior Dislocation!)
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EM_RESUS #Clinical #POCUS ... #MSK #Shoulder ... Dislocation #Anterior #Comparison
BE-FAST Mnemonic for Stroke Recognition Signs

B - Balance: Loss of balance or coordination.
E - Eyes: Double,
blurry or loss of vision ... Ask to smile. ... numbness of the arms ... arms. ... Ask to repeat a
Appearance of Liver Lesions on Various Imaging Modalities
 • Computed Tomography (CT) - Arterial Phase, Portal
Appearance of Liver Lesions ... Metastasis #Liver #Lesions ... Contrast #CT #MRI #POCUS ... differential #diagnosis #comparison
Kaposi Sarcoma Forms
Kaposi Sarcoma (KS) is an endothelial cell cancer with an inflammatory component, which has
limbs with few lesions ... visceral involvement AIDS-related ... Mucosal lesions ... immunosuppressive regimen MSM ... Sarcoma #Forms #comparison
Hill-Sachs Lesion on Ultrasound 

Unlike normal variant irregular bare area (arrowhead) under infraspinatus, a Hill-Sachs lesion
Hill-Sachs Lesion ... , a Hill-Sachs lesion ... #Ultrasound #MSK ... #POCUS #Humerus ... #Clinical #Comparison
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
Examinations ABDOMINAL REGION ... and Pelvis 10 mSv ... Colonography 6 mSv ... X-ray 0.001 mSv ... #CT #Nuclear #Comparison
VT versus SVT with Aberration - Interpretation Cheat Sheet

Features favouring VT
● Absence of typical RBBB or
a VT run) and fusion ... point) of S > 100 ms ... Aberration #Aberrancy #Comparison
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
10-33% develop MS ... extensors of the arms ... compressive cord lesion ... less swollen - Lesion ... or optic nerve lesions