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Hyperglycemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Diabetes Mellitus:
 • Impaired Glucose Tolerance
 • Type I Diabetes
 • Type
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Diabetes ... agonists • Others Critical ... Trauma, Surgery, ... Burns, Sepsis) • Shock
Positive FAST in the RUQ view demonstrating echogenic clot in Morison’s pouch with adjacent anechoic free
free fluid (*) #Clinical ... #Diagnosis #EM ... #Trauma #Radiology ... #POCUS #FAST #FASTExam
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
death Common Clinical ... bleeding out (trauma ... Classification #diagnosis ... #management #Overview ... #criticalcare #
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
death Common Clinical ... bleeding out (trauma ... Classification #diagnosis ... #management #Overview ... #criticalcare #
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Acute Respiratory Distress ... Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical ... cause such as trauma ... Summary #CheatSheet #Diagnosis ... #Management #CriticalCare
Resequenced Trauma Resuscitation Algorithm

Two categories of immediate life-threats in trauma:

1. Massive external hemorrhage

2. Critical airway compromise
Resuscitation Algorithm ... resuscitation should focus ... definitive airway management ... #Algorithm #Diagnosis ... #Management
Efforts to standardize the approach to trauma have led to an algorithmic, thoughtless approach to trauma
have led to an algorithmic ... prioritized as the critical ... diagnostic step ... universal first steps ... #Management #Trauma
Cardiac Tamponade on POCUS
Hypotension in trauma is not always due to hypovolemia. This was a great
in diagnosing cardiac ... for definitive management ... - MH/CCF/CWRU EM ... #clinical #ultrasound ... #trauma #cardiology
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
infarction • Stress ... factors + oxidative stress ... Clinical • Under-recognized ... Pts: cardiogenic shock ... #management #cardiology
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
diagnosis but rather ... essentially Cardiogenic Shock ... #algorithm #management ... #cardiology #treatment ... heartfailure #chf #criticalcare