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POCUS Lung Algorithm for the Use of Ultrasound in the Evaluation of Dyspnea 

#Diagnosis #Management #CriticalCare
POCUS Lung Algorithm ... Ultrasound in the Evaluation ... of Dyspnea #Diagnosis ... #Management #CriticalCare ... #POCUS #Dyspnea
In ARDS, we know that the lungs are so diffusely injured that the remaining total area
In ARDS, we know ... pathophysiology #diagnosis ... #management #ards ... #foamed #criticalcare ... #treatment #respiratory
Hyperacute Hypoxemia - Workup and Management
Differential Diagnosis: Aspiration, Flash Pulmonary Edema, Mucous Plugging, Bronchospasm, Pulmonary Embolism,
(JVP, edema), Lung ... Exam, POCUS (B-lines ... , lung sliding) ... #Management #treatment ... #criticalcare
Streptococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome (STSS)
Complication of invasive GAS disease characterized by shock & MOF → occurs
50% in nec fasc Diagnostic ... kidneys, liver, lung ... /ARDS, coagulopathy ... day 2 + 3 BIDMC Infectious ... #management #diagnosis
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
muscle aches, joint ... yeast • At risk: AIDS ... change in the lungs ... nails, bronchi, lungs ... #Management #Infections
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist - Myasthenia Gravis

Evaluation 
 - Chest X-ray and lung ultrasound (exclude other lung
Myasthenia Gravis Evaluation ... Chest X-ray and lung ... Pyridostigmine - New diagnosis ... MyastheniaGravis #Checklist #Management ... #CriticalCare
Orthopedic Emergencies
Compartment Syndrome
 • An increase in compartment pressure to the point where tissue perfusion is
pressure to the point ... globules in the lung ... progressive inflammatory infection ... • Diagnosis: ... #management #treatment
COVID-19 - A Seattle Intensivist's One-Page Cheat-Sheet on COVID-19 v2.7 Updated March 26 2020

(v2.7) incorporating newer
Wuhan Virus") • Infection ... emergency 2020-3-12 Diagnosis ... unilateral* • POCUS ... #Management #Summary ... #Coronavirus #CriticalCare
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Skin exam for infection ... Unstable Angina ... unless prior heart/lung ... medical and surgical management ... stratification #diagnosis
Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) Diagnosis and Management Summary

WHAT?
 • Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is a common systemic inflammatory
and Management ... bed, or lifting arms ... • An evaluation ... hypothyroidism, infection ... TREATMENT: • The