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ED Thoracotomy Instructions

Getting Into the Chest:
1. Bilateral finger thoracotomies
  • 4th or 5th intercostal space
ED Thoracotomy Instructions ... Getting Into the Chest ... midline longitudinal incision ... #Thoracotomy #Instructions ... emergency #trauma #checklist
Resuscitative Hysterotomy - Procedure Instructions
When? ASAP. Within 4 minutes when possible.
Who? Pregnant patient with uterus above
Hysterotomy - Procedure Instructions ... To increase chance ... cup uterus up and ... Hysterotomy #Procedure #Instructions ... #checklist #obstetrics
Surgical Chest Tube for Unstable Pneumothorax or Hemothorax
PREPARE
 • Landmark: Anterior Axillary Line, 4th or 5th
Surgical Chest Tube ... Enter: - 3cm incision ... Aim towards head ... chesttube #placement #checklist ... #procedure #instructions
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist - Myasthenia Gravis

Evaluation 
 - Chest X-ray and lung ultrasound (exclude other lung
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist ... Evaluation - Chest ... Phos), CBC with differential ... - Infectious workup ... MyastheniaGravis #Checklist
Cardiac Arrest - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

The probable cause is one or more of: something
adequacy of chest ... CardiacArrest #Checklist ... #Differential # ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
Pulmonary Infections in HIV-AIDS
Bacterial: 
 • No organism identified, Strep pneumoniae, H. influenzae, S.aureus, Streptococcus Grp
Infections in HIV-AIDS ... failure, COPD, Lung cancer ... /- High res CT chest ... Infections #HIVAIDS #workup ... diagnosis #evaluation #differential
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
mononeuritis multiplex WORKUP ... BNP, troponin if concern ... Other tests: • CT chest ... typically seen on chest ... Renal #Syndromes #differential
Increased Airway Pressure - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Using these steps from start to end should
Breathing • Check chest ... , 12-lead ECG, chest ... Airway #Pressure #Differential ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
Hypotension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Hypotension is commonly due to unnecessarily deep anaesthesia, the autonomic
fresh gas flow AND ... Breathing • Check chest ... #Hypotension #Differential ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
Hodgkin's Lymphoma Overview

Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is an uncommon hematological malignancy arising from mature B cells. It
from germinal center ... normal germinal center ... Hodgkin Lymphoma Workup ... Serum Copper • Chest ... Immunohistochemical studies (to differentiate