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Vascular Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
 - Constant Pain (Ischemia)
 - Acute Onset
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Vascular Joint Pain ... Septic Embolism (e.g ... Fat Embolism (e.g ... Mycotic Aneurysm (e.g ... Vascular #JointPain #MSK
Proposed Respiratory Support Algorithm in COVID19

The ‘intubate early’ paradigm, where patients who “fail” low flow oxygen
low flow oxygen (e.g ... patients with COVID lung ... support #COVID19 #management ... #schema #criticalcare ... #hypoxia #failure
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
, inflammatory lung ... overload with heart failure ... objective assessment“ (e.g ... Summary #CheatSheet #Diagnosis ... #Management #CriticalCare
Approach to Selecting Respiratory Support:
-The role of noninvasive respiratory support is generally to reduce the patient's
the patient's diagnosis ... (e.g. pneumonia ... vs. heart failure ... #Management #CriticalCare ... RespiratorySupport #Selection #Algorithm
General schema for respiratory support in patients with COVID-19
Low flow nasal cannula
 • Typically set at
filter • N95 mask ... support #COVID19 #management ... #schema #criticalcare ... #hypoxia #failure ... #algorithm
ECMO Troubleshooting - OnePager Summary
ECMO Emergency Protocol - Team should train/practice & have necessary supplies at
CO2 production (e.g ... or membrane lung ... Troubleshooting #problems #diagnosis ... #differential #management ... #criticalcare
European Resuscitation Council–European Society of Intensive Care Medicine algorithm for neuroprognostication after cardiac arrest. Reproduced from
Care Medicine algorithm ... computed tomography, EEG ... potentials #Diagnosis ... #Management #Neurology ... #CriticalCare #
Neuromuscular Blockade (Paralytics) and Monitoring

Neuromuscular blockade caring for patients with severe ARDS and may reduce mortality.
patient induced lung ... injury (e.g. double-stacking ... Monitoring: • EEG ... Monitoring - Use EEG ... #criticalcare #
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
Decompensated Heart Failure ... ECG is vital while ... #algorithm #management ... #cardiology #treatment ... heartfailure #chf #criticalcare
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
verrucous) • Lung ... New-onset Heart Failure ... ↑ ESR, CRP • EKG ... symptomatic heart failure ... #management #cardiology