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Hyperacute Hypoxemia - Workup and Management
Differential Diagnosis: Aspiration, Flash Pulmonary Edema, Mucous Plugging, Bronchospasm, Pulmonary Embolism,
CXR, CTA Chest, Echocardiogram ... stacked nebs • PE ... diagnosis #Management #treatment ... #criticalcare
Evaluation of suspected incomplete Kawasaki Disease

1. AHA consensus recommendations
2. Infants ≤6 months old on day ≥7
inflammation is found, an echocardiogram ... before performing echocardiogram ... regurgitation, pericardial effusion ... echo is positive, treatment ... #Diagnosis #Peds
Shock - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • Hypotension: SBP<90, SBP drop >40, MAP<65 (Normotension, HTN possible
Consider IL NS/LR infusion ... Setup - Ultrasound ... Pulmonary >> Acute PE ... Management #Summary #criticalcare ... #treatment #workup
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
JVD, Orthopnea/PND ... importantly, bedside ultrasound ... & Dry) is the treatment ... & Dry” is the treatment ... heartfailure #chf #criticalcare
Malignant Pericardial Effusion and Tamponade on POCUS Echocardiogram - A4C
CA patient with known pericardial effusion who
Malignant Pericardial Effusion ... Tamponade on POCUS Echocardiogram ... who declined treatment ... Echo clips from ED ... POCUS #clinical #Echocardiogram
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
time for coronary perfusion ... algorithm #cardiology #echocardiogram ... management #clinical #criticalcare ... #foamed #treatment
Severe Influenza Checklist

Diagnostic tests 
 - Blood cultures x2 
 - Sputum gram stain & culture
function tests - Ultrasound ... needed to exclude effusion ... uncertainty (e.g. vs PE ... suspected Adiunctive treatments ... Checklist #Management #CriticalCare
Nuclear myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) may be performed by either single-photon emission CT (SPECT) or positron
Nuclear myocardial perfusion ... either single-photon ... emission tomography (PET ... of myocardial perfusion ... significantly worse on echocardiogram