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Syncope Diagnostic Testing and Evaluation: Cost Effectiveness
Frequency obtained - Abnormal findings - Helped determine etiology of
Syncope Diagnostic ... Evaluation: Cost Effectiveness ... Brain MRI, Cardiac stress ... EricsMedicalLectures/ #Syncope #diagnosis ... testing #Cost #Effectiveness
ARDS - Overview

M. Daniyal Hashmi, MD @MDaniyalHashmi1

#ARDS #Respiratory #Distress #Acute #Syndrome #Diagnosis #Management #CriticalCare #summary
#Respiratory #Distress ... Acute #Syndrome #Diagnosis ... #Management #CriticalCare
Original ARDSNet Mechanical Ventilation Protocol

Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Network (ARDSNet)

NIH NHLBI ARDS Clinical Network 

#Management #CriticalCare
Acute Respiratory Distress ... #Management #CriticalCare ... GrepMed Recommended Text
Understanding & Treating ARDS - Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

•  Timing - within one week of
Acute Respiratory Distress ... #Respiratory #Distress ... Acute #Syndrome #Diagnosis ... #Management #CriticalCare
Post-Intubation Package Checklist
Quick Checklist
	Waveform Capnography
	Secure the Tube Well
	Confirm Lung Protective Vent Settings
	Achieve Adequate Analgesia and Sedation
	Raise
Post-Intubation Package Checklist ... Quick Checklist ... Alarms Optional  Stress ... PostIntubation #Checklist ... #CriticalCare #
Spondylolysis & Spondylolisthesis: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

Pars interarticularis stress fracture (spondylolysis) - most frequently in the
interarticularis stress ... frequently in the most stressed ... hyperextension test ... (Stork test) ... Spondylolisthesis #MSK #diagnosis
Lateral pivot shift test: Valgus stress on knee plus internal/external rotation of knee during knee flexion
Lateral pivot shift test ... : Valgus stress ... knee flexion #Diagnosis ... LateralPivotShift #Test
Syncope Cost-Effectiveness Workup
Cost-effective tests for most patients: 
 • Orthostatic BP
 • ECG
 • Telemetry (if
Syncope Cost-Effectiveness ... Cost-effective tests ... cost-effective tests ... EEG • Cardiac stress ... EricsMedicalLectures/ #Syncope #diagnosis
Adrenal Insufficiency Diagnosis Algorithm
Clinical features: 
 - Weight loss, anorexia, Weakness, fatigue, GI distress
 - Hypotension,
Insufficiency Diagnosis ... Weakness, fatigue, GI distress ... eosinophilia Diagnostic ... cosyntropin stimulation test ... interact with stim test
In ARDS, we know that the lungs are so diffusely injured that the remaining total area
Strain and Lung Stress ... Likewise, stress ... strain and lung stress ... Same with lung stress ... minimize lung stress