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Pulmonary Embolism - Risk Stratification and Prognostication based on scores and clinical features

 • Bova score
on scores and clinical ... score (30-day PE-related ... prognostication #diagnosis ... #management #stratification ... #criticalcare #
Endocarditis checklist
Initial evaluation
 • Peripheral blood cultures (three sets at three different sites)
 • Additional culture
Endocarditis checklist ... TTE +/- TEE) • Chest ... endocarditis w/ septic pulmonary ... #criticalcare # ... diagnosis #management
TRALI Diagnostic Criteria
TRALI type 1 - Patients who have no risk factors for ARDS and meet
TRALI Diagnostic ... evidence of bilateral pulmonary ... have pre-existing ... #Criteria #pulmonary ... #criticalcare
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Evaluation Major Pre-Op ... Change in clinical ... ACEi/ARBs - Hold ... medical and surgical management ... stratification #diagnosis
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Differential Diagnosis ... cardiomyopathy • Pulmonary ... Avoid ARBs • ICD ... support for patients clinically ... Cardiomyopathy #diagnosis
Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension (CTEPH) and Pulmonary Thromboendarterectomy
Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
Definition: mean pulmonary-artery pressure > 25mmHg
Plexiform-lesion formation Clinical ... 6 months after PE ... not specific • Chest ... pro-BNP levels • Risk ... #management
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
MUCORMYCOSIS • Risk ... has five major clinical ... fungal stain of clinical ... : AIDS, neutropenia ... #Management #Infections
Fluid Responsiveness and Fluid Tolerance Testing - OnePager Summary
Fluid resuscitation can be beneficial when required or
vasopressors and lower risk ... Pulmonary Artery ... Tolerance #testing #diagnosis ... #criticalcare # ... comparison #challenges #management