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The Society of Thoracic Surgeons protocol poster for the resuscitation of patients who arrest after cardiac
Surgery #Arrest #CPR ... #Algorithm #ACLS
Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) - Further Workup

 • CNS symptoms? Get an LP and imaging
Unknown Origin (FUO ... ) - Further Workup ... Returning Traveler’ algorithm ... Test for the respective ... udaygulati #FUO
Diarrhea Workup and Management Algorithm in Transplant Patients
First Tier Microbiologic-Testing:
1. C. difficile PCR (Stool)
2. CMV qPCR
Diarrhea Workup ... C. difficile PCR ... Norovirus PCR (Stool ... consider multiplex PCR ... Breath test for
Whipple Disease (Tropheryma whipplei) - Diagnosis and Management 

Caused by: Tropheryma whipplei

Symptoms and Signs:
1. Migratory poly/oligoarthralgia
positive T. whipplei tests ... (PAS, PCR, or IHC ... positive T. whipplei test ... (PAS, PCR, or IHC ... Disease #diagnosis #algorithm
Diagnostic algorithm for a child or adolescent with suspected pulmonary hypertension. CHD, congenital heart disease; CPET,
Diagnostic algorithm ... hypertension; CXR ... liver function test ... #Hypertension #Workup ... #Algorithm
Adult ACLS - Cardiac Arrest Algorithm - AHA 2020
CPR Quality:
 • Push hard (at least 2
Adult ACLS - Cardiac ... Arrest Algorithm ... - AHA 2020 CPR ... decreasing, reassess CPR ... (coronary) #ACLS
Possible Algorithm for Workup of Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO)
Tier 1 Workup:
 • CBC, comprehensive metabolic
Possible Algorithm ... Unknown Origin (FUO ... • +/- ESR, +/- CRP ... • Additional tests ... #Algorithm #Fever
Adult Cardiac Arrest - ACLS Circular Algorithm - AHA 2020
CPR Quality:
 • Push hard (at least
Cardiac Arrest - ACLS ... Circular Algorithm ... - AHA 2020 CPR ... decreasing, reassess CPR ... #circular #ACLS
Pericardial Effusion seen during CPR on POCUS Echocardiogram

This patient was given an anesthetic and became unresponsive
Effusion seen during CPR ... What the best choice ... arrest with ongoing CPR ... Pericardial #Effusion #CPR ... clinical #ultrasound #ACLS
Approach to the Hypercoagulable State
Arterial thromboembolism
→ Cardiac rhythm monitoring, Echocardiogram, Vascular imaging
→ Test for APS, particularly
Vascular imaging → Test ... - No other workup ... CBC, aPTT, +/- CXR ... Hypercoagulable #Workup ... hematology #diagnosis #algorithm