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Priority-based management algorithm for the undifferentiated patient in PEA arrest
PEA (no pulse by manual palp +
Cardiac POCUS 3 ... Start femoral A-line ... placement - POCUS ... Start vasopressor ... infusion / Push-dose
Right pleural effusion with "spine sign" seen beautifully by using large footprint curvilinear transducer on lung
Right pleural effusion ... beautifully by using ... Care Ultrasound (POCUS ... Sign #Clinical #POCUS ... Lung #Pleural #Effusion
Main Lung Ultrasound differences between COVID-19 involvement and other conditions that may yield respiratory symptoms
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Consolidations, Pleural effusion ... Large pleural effusion ... localized pleural effusion ... areas #COVID19 #POCUS ... Ultrasound #Comparison #Table
Lung ultrasound pathology in a COVID-19 positive patient
 - Few B-lines (vertical white lines)
 - Confluent
Small Tiny Pleural Effusions ... viamdinh #COVID19 #POCUS ... #Coronavirus #Table
CA-Bridge Buprenorphine Hospital Quick Start Algorithm - Management of acute opiate withdrawal 
 - Any prescriber
Hospital Quick Start ... If patient is stable ... Buprenorphine Dosing ... - OK to start ... chronic pain split dosing
Junctional Rhythms - Junctional rhythm describes an abnormal heart rhythm resulting from impulses coming from a
from impulses coming ... from a locus of ... Junctional #Rhythms #Table
Therapeutic Drug Level Monitoring 
Carbamazepine - Sample immediately before next dose (trough) 
Clozapine - Sample immediately
Theophylline - For i/v infusion ... - Intermittent dosing ... - Continuous infusion ... Pharmacology #Diagnosis #Table
Replacement Heart Valves - Mechanical and Bioprosthetic
Mechanical Valves:
 • Ball and Cage Valves: Hufnagel Caged Ball
Valve (1952), Starr-Edwards ... popular mechanical design ... Bioprosthetic #comparison #table
RV Strain in Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS Echocardiogram

A patient is brought by EMS intubated and hypotensive.
Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS ... followed by 90mg iv infusion ... Pulmonary #Embolism #POCUS ... clinical #ultrasound #DSign
Pediatric Trauma Primary Survey: C-ABCDE
C - Catastrophic Bleeding - Life-threatening hemorrhage
 • Apply direct pressure/compression bandage
intubation (See Drug Dosing ... Binder) • Use POCUS ... and transport STAT ... 15 mg/kg/hr IV infusion ... Use higher end dosing