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Myocarditis
Diagnosis 
• Endomyocardial biopsy (gold standard, rarely performed) 
• Clinical presentation 
• Cardiovascular MRI 
Clinical 
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Myocarditis Diagnosis ... standard, rarely performed ... ) • Clinical presentation ... summation gallop • Abnormal ... #Management #Cardiology
American College of Critical Care Medicine algorithm for time-sensitive, goal-directed stepwise management of hemodynamic support in
American College of Critical ... Care Medicine algorithm ... goal-directed stepwise management ... #Shock #Algorithm ... #CriticalCare #
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical ... be detected on CT ... cardiogram) should be performed ... Summary #CheatSheet #Diagnosis ... #Management #CriticalCare
Algorithm for the Management of Ventricular Tachycardia Electrical Storm
ES diagnosed (≥ 3 episodes of VT/ICD therapies
Algorithm for the ... Electrical Storm ES diagnosed ... Polymorphic VT • Normal ... #diagnosis #management ... #morphology #cardiology
Osborn waves - positive deflections at the J point (negative in aVR and V1) with a
configuration - are abnormal ... could also be a normal ... EmergencyMedicine #Cardiology ... #diagnosis #CriticalCare ... Electrocardiogram #ECG #Clinical
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Chronic Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Exclude:
1. Causes of acute diarrhea
2. Lactose intolerance
3.
Algorithm for the ... imaging with barium, CT ... Chronic #Diarrhea #management ... #algorithm #workup ... #diagnosis #differential
Malignant Adrenal Mass - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Suggestive of Malignancy: Inhomogenous Density, Delay in CT Contrast Washout
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Suggestive ... Density, Delay in CT ... Carcinoma) • Normal ... High Plasma E2 + Clinical
Gastric Intestinal Metaplasia (GIM)
 • GIM is a precancerous, histopathologic change characterized by replacement of normal
replacement of normal ... pylori) gastritis Clinical ... decision algorithm ... for GIM management ... Metaplasia #GIM #diagnosis
Endocarditis checklist
Initial evaluation
 • Peripheral blood cultures (three sets at three different sites)
 • Additional culture
TEE) • Chest CT ... • Aggressive management ... Internet Book of Critical ... Endocarditis #checklist #criticalcare ... #diagnosis #management
Efforts to standardize the approach to trauma have led to an algorithmic, thoughtless approach to trauma
have led to an algorithmic ... over-utilizes CT ... prioritized as the critical ... diagnostic step ... #Management #Trauma