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Alternatives to opioids for pain management in the emergency department decreases opioid usage and maintains patient
opioids for pain management ... in the emergency ... #Management # ... PainSyndromes #Indications ... #Pathways #Table
Medications Used in Hypertensive Emergencies
Vasodilators: Hydralazine, Nitroglycerin, Sodium nitroprusside 
Calcium Channel Blockers: Clevidipine, Nicardipine
ß-Blockers: Esmolol, Labetalol,
Medications Used ... #Hypertensive #Emergency ... #Hypertension #Medications ... #Management #Treatment ... #Pharmacology #Table
Oral anti-hypertensives with relative fast onset of action (Hypertensive Emergency)

The key concern with oral antihypertensive agents
(Hypertensive Emergency ... you're up-titrating medications ... antihypertensives #medications ... #Management #Pharmacology ... #Table #BloodPressure
Managing warfarin INR

Warfarin dosage must be individualized according to the patient's response to the drug, and
For most indications ... #management #algorithm ... pharmacology #treatment #medications ... #table #pharmacotherapy
Differential Diagnosis of Pericardial Effusion

Trauma
Pericarditis
Recent MI
Autoimmune 
Neoplastic 
Endocrine/Metabolic 
Venous Congestion 
Medications 

- Dr. Tom Fadial https://twitter.com/thame

#Pericardial
Venous Congestion Medications ... Differential #Diagnosis #Management ... #Emergency #Algorithm
Non-Invasive Ventilation (BiPAP) Algorithm - Indications and Contraindications
Indications for NIV:
 • COPD - pH <7.35, pCO2
- Indications and ... Contraindications Indications ... burns, Fixed upper airway ... #criticalcare #management ... #indications #contraindications
Glaucoma - Emergency Department Management
- All patients should get emergency ophthalmologic consultation
- Start with eye drops
Glaucoma - Emergency ... Department Management ... and add systemic medications ... #Open #Closed #Medications ... #Table
Blood Culture Collection Algorithm - Adult Patients with Suspected Systemic Infection 

Pawlowicz et al evidenced based
Implementation-of-an-evidence-based-algorithm-reduces-blood-culture-overuse-in-an-adult-emergency-department.php ... who meet SIRS criteria ... #Management #BloodCultures ... Protocol #Shapiro #Indications ... #Criteria
Airway Intubation Checklist
GATHER/TEST EQUIPMENT: NC, BVM + PEEP Valve, Free flowing IV, EKG, SpO2 monitor, ETT
Awake o Pre-Medication ... plan o Emergency ... De-nitrogenation o Push medications ... POST INTUBATION MANAGEMENT ... #management #procedure
Emergency Treatment Algorithm for Convulsive Status Epilepticus
1. ABCDEFG (ABC's and Don't Ever Forget the Glucose)
2. Airway:
Emergency Treatment ... Algorithm for Convulsive ... Airway: lateral ... Refractory medications ... #Management #Neurology