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Pulmonary Embolism - Risk Stratification and Prognostication based on scores and clinical features

 • Bova score
Prognostication based on scores ... class (30-day all cause ... Hemodynamics (Stable ... prognostication #diagnosis ... stratification #criticalcare
Cardiac Stress Testing
Exercise:
 • Everyone who can exercise should!
 • They must be able to raise
Cardiac Stress Testing ... • They must be able ... production to cause ... ventricular arrythmias Diagnostics ... COREIMpodcast #Cardiac #Stress
Shock - Differential Diagnosis by Classification
Reflex Syncope 
 - Vasovagal syncope
   • Prolonged standing
- Differential Diagnosis ... • Emotional stress ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... Classification #Table ... #Causes
Shock - Differential Diagnosis by Classification

Hypovolemic (Intravascular volume depletion)
 - Hemorrhagic 
   • Trauma
- Differential Diagnosis ... exacerbation (any cause ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... Classification #Table ... #CriticalCare
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Acute Respiratory Distress ... there is no clear cause ... the underlying cause ... Summary #CheatSheet #Diagnosis ... #Management #CriticalCare
Common Vasopressors and Inotropes
Norepinephrine (NE)
 - Indication: Distributive shock (1st line for septic shock), Cardiogenic shock
Bradyarrhythmias, Some cases ... Inotropes #comparison #table ... #pharmacology # ... criticalcare
Sensitivity is the proportion of truly diseased persons in the screened population who are identified as
they have high scores ... will correctly diagnose ... a case, or the ... that any given case ... #Calculation #Table
Common Medications Known to Prolong QTc
Antiarrhythmics - Amiodarone, sotalol, flecainide, quinidine, dronedarone, dofetilide
Vasopressors/inotropes - Epinephrine, norepinephrine,
#Medications #Causes ... #differential #diagnosis ... #pharmacology # ... table
Webber Ankle Injury Classification

A: In a Supination-Adduction injury the fibula breaks first, with a fracture below
In more severe cases ... appear to be a stable ... These injuries are caused ... is unstable, a stress ... #Diagnosis #Orthopedics
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
MAP = CO x SVR
Hypovolemic (↓ Intravascular volume):
 • Hemorrhage, dehydration due
- Differential Diagnosis ... findings based on cause ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #table #comparison ... #criticalcare