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Empyema Necessitans (EN) on Chest POCUS

Pulmonary teaching case: you are called to the bedside of a
POCUS Pulmonary ... drain on POCUS ... - What’s the diagnosis ... infected pleural effusion ... #pulmonary #respiratory
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Acute Respiratory ... ARDS: Clinical Cheat ... ● Conservative fluid-management ... Summary #CheatSheet #Diagnosis ... #Management #CriticalCare
COVID-19 - A Seattle Intensivist's One-Page Cheat-Sheet on COVID-19 v2.7 Updated March 26 2020

(v2.7) incorporating newer
Intensivist's One-Page Cheat-Sheet ... unilateral* • POCUS ... #Cheatsheet #Diagnosis ... #Management #Summary ... #Coronavirus #CriticalCare
Fluid Responsiveness and Fluid Tolerance Testing - OnePager Summary
Fluid resuscitation can be beneficial when required or
(PPV) with the respiratory ... blood flow in the chest ... Tolerance #testing #diagnosis ... #criticalcare # ... comparison #challenges #management
The Berlin Definition of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)

Chest imaging - Bilateral opacities—not fully explained by
Syndrome (ARDS) Chest ... fully explained by effusions ... cardiac failure or fluid ... >= 5cm H2O #Diagnosis ... #CriticalCare #
Pediatric Trauma Primary Survey: C-ABCDE
C - Catastrophic Bleeding - Life-threatening hemorrhage
 • Apply direct pressure/compression bandage
sedation needs B - Respiratory ... Binder) • Use POCUS ... no response to fluids ... 15 mg/kg/hr IV infusion ... Survey #CABCDE #management
The crusade against “Ab”Normal Saline continues.  This is a non-physiologic fluid that can harm our
non-physiologic fluid ... this post will focus ... blood flow and perfusion ... #foamed #criticalcare ... #management #diagnosis
Severe Influenza Checklist

Diagnostic tests 
 - Blood cultures x2 
 - Sputum gram stain & culture
needed to exclude effusion ... Resuscitation & respiratory ... support - Fluid ... Influenza #Checklist #Management ... #CriticalCare