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An Introduction to Mechanical Ventilation:
This is a simplification of the general principles underlying the most common
the reference #Management ... #EM #PCC #Mechanical ... Control #Variable #Breath ... Sequence #Overview #Ddxof
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
HBV, HCV, HEV, EBV ... , PSC, IgG4, HLH ... Infiltration: Often breast ... - Half-life: 1 ... • Cirrhosis: > 1
Trick of the Trade: Naloxone Dilution for IV Use - Given that many ED overdose patients
Obtain a 1 mL vial ... Draw up the 1 mL ... to the desired level ... #Management #EM ... #IM #PCC #Naloxone
CNS Infections - Viral Encephalitis and Bacterial Meningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Viral Encephalitis:
MCC: Enteroviruses (e.g., coxsackievirus
Encephalitis: MCC ... : HSV 1): • Herpes ... simplex virus 1 ... virus • CMV • EBV ... • Common clinical
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
or family - Ever ... Change in clinical ... Recent PCI/stenting ... since elective PCI ... medical and surgical management
Predicting an anatomically and/or physiologically challenging airway is not a straightforward task by any stretch of
emergency airway management ... prediction models only focus ... to address this clinical ... #Diagnosis #EM # ... PCC #Heaven #Criteria
A transverse still image of the upper airway using the high frequency, linear transducer at the
transducer at the level ... subglottic edema at the level ... #Clinical #EM #Radiology ... #PCC #POCUS #Trachea
A transverse still image of the upper airway taken with a high frequency, linear transducer at
transducer at the level ... #Clinical #EM #Radiology ... #PCC #POCUS #Trachea
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Pathophysiology: 1. ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... • Diminished breath ... decubitus - air fluid level ... Clindamycin in case of PCN
Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) - Diagnosis and Management

Pneumonia Signs/Symptoms:
 • Confusion/disorientation (LR + 1.9)
 • Cough
Diagnosis and Management ... • Bronchial breath ... Egophony (May appear 1- ... urea nitrogen level ... cultures/nasal PCR