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POCUS Lung Algorithm for the Use of Ultrasound in the Evaluation of Dyspnea 

#Diagnosis #Management #CriticalCare
POCUS Lung Algorithm ... Ultrasound in the Evaluation ... of Dyspnea #Diagnosis ... #Management #CriticalCare ... #Lung #Pulmonary
Berlin Criteria for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) 
- Respiratory symptoms must have begun within one
week of a known clinical ... consistent with pulmonary ... lung collapse, or pulmonary ... Definition #Criteria #Diagnosis ... #CriticalCare
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Acute Respiratory Distress ... : Clinical Cheat ... leading to increased pulmonary ... Summary #CheatSheet #Diagnosis ... #Management #CriticalCare
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
Acute Respiratory Distress ... Syndrome (ARDS) ... Embolism (PE): ... #differential #diagnosis ... #signs #Lung #POCUS
Pulmonary Infections in HIV-AIDS
Bacterial: 
 • No organism identified, Strep pneumoniae, H. influenzae, S.aureus, Streptococcus Grp
in HIV-AIDS Bacterial ... organism identified, Strep ... CD4 > 200: Pulm embolism ... in particular) Evaluation ... HIVAIDS #workup #diagnosis
Endocarditis checklist
Initial evaluation
 • Peripheral blood cultures (three sets at three different sites)
 • Additional culture
checklist Initial evaluation ... endocarditis w/ septic pulmonary ... with multiple embolic ... Endocarditis #checklist #criticalcare ... #diagnosis #management
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Preoperative Risk Evaluation ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... Change in clinical ... ACEi/ARBs - Hold ... stratification #diagnosis
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
infarction • Stress ... cardiomyopathy • Pulmonary ... embolus 3. ... factors + oxidative stress ... Avoid ARBs • ICD
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
diagnosis but rather ... are excellent at evaluating ... with presence of pulmonary ... #algorithm #management ... heartfailure #chf #criticalcare