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Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... and Management ... Management: • ... pneumonectomy if ... #pulmonary #differential
Endocarditis checklist
Initial evaluation
 • Peripheral blood cultures (three sets at three different sites)
 • Additional culture
endocarditis w/ septic pulmonary ... • Myocardial abscess ... • Aggressive management ... Endocarditis #checklist #criticalcare ... #diagnosis #management
Shock - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • Hypotension: SBP<90, SBP drop >40, MAP<65 (Normotension, HTN possible
Shock - Diagnosis ... and Management ... Establish IV/IO Access ... Tamponade - Pulmonary ... #criticalcare #
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
with presence of pulmonary ... #algorithm #management ... cardiology #treatment #table ... #foamed #heartfailure ... #chf #criticalcare
The crusade against “Ab”Normal Saline continues.  This is a non-physiologic fluid that can harm our
this post will focus ... The ECF and ICF ... The ICF responds ... #foamed #criticalcare ... #management #diagnosis
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Assess functional ... murmur 3/6) - Pulmonary ... days before Pulmonary ... medical and surgical management ... stratification #diagnosis
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
dilate further if ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... echocardiogram #management ... #clinical #criticalcare ... #foamed #treatment
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
are typically able ... dilate further if ... #diagnosis #management ... cardiology #clinica l#foamed ... #algorithm #criticalcare
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
/ hypoxemia -> focus ... circulation If ... assessment - assess ... output - Acute pulmonary ... #typea #typeb #classification