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Initial assessment and management of coma in pediatric population.

Airway - is it secure? 
Breathing — is
Initial assessment ... Breathing — is respiratory ... Coma #Pediatrics #Peds ... #ABCs #CriticalCare ... #Diagnosis
Diastolic Function Grading - Schematic diastolic filling patterns

I: impaired relaxation, II: moderate diastolic dysfunction (pseudonormal), III:
LV compliance), ECG ... atrium, PASP: pulmonary ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... Grades #Criteria #Table ... #Assessment
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Acute Respiratory ... Distress Syndrome ... an “objective assessment ... Summary #CheatSheet #Diagnosis ... #Management #CriticalCare
Severe Heart Failure & Cardiogenic Shock - Management Checklist 
Evaluation 
 - EKG & echocardiography
Evaluation - EKG ... causing acute distress ... congestion, assessment ... Revascularization, treatment ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework

NCPE Pathophysiology:
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema occurs because of excessive pulmonary capillary
- Differential Diagnosis ... level <100 pg/ml EKG ... Etiology: • Acute respiratory ... distress syndrome ... #cardiology
Massive Hemoptysis - Diagnosis and Management
 • Definitions: 
   - Hemoptysis = bleeding from
Pseudo-hemoptysis = upper respiratory ... tract (e.g. epistaxis ... #Management #treatment ... #workup #pulmonary ... #criticalcare
Congenital Long QT Syndrome: Illness Script

Who?
 - Kids or young adults, usually < 30
 - high
**Get baseline EKG ... noises or emotional stress ... family history) Treatment ... LongQT #Syndrome #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology
Croup Diagnosis and Management Pearls
Common childhood illness, usually viral and self limiting. Characterised by a seal-like
Croup Diagnosis ... Accompanied by respiratory ... distress, stridor ... Treatment: Single ... Management #pediatrics #peds
In ARDS, we know that the lungs are so diffusely injured that the remaining total area
ARDS where 6 ml/kg ... volumes. 6 ml/kg ... pathophysiology #diagnosis ... #ards #foamed #criticalcare ... #treatment #respiratory
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
murmur 3/6) - Pulmonary ... indicated • EKG ... Obtain EKG if: ... one post op Cardiology ... stratification #diagnosis