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Severe Asthma Algorithm - Management of Life-Threatening Asthma in the Emergency Department
Step One
1. Nebulized Albuterol
2. Nebulized
Severe Asthma Algorithm ... Diagnostics: Chest ... HCG, ECG if concern ... non-sinus rhythm or cardiac ... #Management #CriticalCare
Approach to Possible Hypertensive Emergency

criteria required to diagnose hypertensive emergency
(1) Severe hypertension
 - Usually a MAP
criteria required ... to diagnose hypertensive ... hypertension (e.g ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #CriticalCare #
Overview of approach to brain death

Pursuing a diagnosis of brain death too early may lead to
death Pursuing a diagnosis ... patient should focus ... . cardiac arrest ... #Diagnosis #CriticalCare ... BrainDeath #Dead #Algorithm
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
exam Determine Cardiac ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... one post op Cardiology ... postoperative cardiac ... stratification #diagnosis
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
hemodynamics and cardiac ... ECG is vital while ... Cardiac cath if ... #algorithm #management ... heartfailure #chf #criticalcare
The Berlin Definition of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)

Chest imaging - Bilateral opacities—not fully explained by
fully explained by cardiac ... objective assessment (eg ... >= 5cm H2O #Diagnosis ... #CriticalCare # ... Berlin #Definition #Criteria
This infographic provides a mnemonic tool called “WOBBLER” for assessing an ECG (electrocardiogram) in cases of
risk of sudden cardiac ... Epsilon #clinical #diagnosis ... risk for sudden cardiac ... especially helpful in emergency ... #cardiology #differential