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Positive Varus Stress Test in LCL Injury

Interesting knee injury in a young basketball player who landed
rupture of the lateral ... dr.dold.md #Varus #StressTest ... Injury #Positive #Clinical ... #PhysicalExam #Sports ... Orthopedics #Knee #lateral
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical ... Management ● Early ... Conservative fluid-management ... ● Supportive management ... #CriticalCare
Prone Ventilation in Critical Care - Procedure Instructions
Step 1 – Staffing 
Step 2 – Positioning
Step 3
Ventilation in Critical ... Move Step 5 – Lateral ... #Instructions #CriticalCare ... Proning #Steps #Management
Maudsley's Test for Lateral Epicondylitis ("Tennis Elbow")

With the wrist prone, the patient attempts extension of the
Maudsley's Test for Lateral ... This movement stresses ... pain over the lateral ... Tennis #Elbow #clinical ... physicalexam #msk #sports
Maudsley's Test for Lateral Epicondylitis ("Tennis Elbow")

With the wrist prone, resist extension of the 3rd digit,
Maudsley's Test for Lateral ... the patient's lateral ... This movement stresses ... Tennis #Elbow #clinical ... physicalexam #msk #sports
Pulmonary Embolism - Risk Stratification and Prognostication based on scores and clinical features

 • Bova score
Prognostication based on scores ... and clinical features ... prognostication #diagnosis #management ... stratification #criticalcare
COVID-19 Hypoxia Management

Indication for endotracheal intubation?
Tolerating supplemental oxygen?
Consider HFNC
Not tolerating HFNC or HFNC is not available?
Consider
COVID-19 Hypoxia Management ... Monitor closely short ... Society of Critical ... support #COVID19 #management ... #schema #criticalcare
Checklist Approach to Hypokalemia

Consider risk factors for arrhythmia:
 - EKG changes (especially QT prolongation)
 - Digoxin
incongruous with clinical ... Enteral potassium ... Internet Book of Critical ... #Hypokalemia #Management ... #CriticalCare
Diuresis in Critical Care - Achieving a Negative Fluid Balance
Advantages Of A Negative Fluid Balance:
 •
Diuresis in Critical ... common in the later ... DIURETICS which are short ... Fluid #Balance #management ... #criticalcare
Six-step approach to ultrasound-guided central venous catheter placement

I. Identify anatomy of insertion site and localization of
variations • Use short ... the vein in a short ... Ultrasound #Guided #POCUS ... Catheter #Venous #Management ... #CriticalCare