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Endoscopic Bleeding Risk - Summary points from ASGE guideline 

Low Risk Procedures 
 - Diagnostic endoscopy
- Dilation (TTS ... #EGD #LowRisk #HighRisk ... #Diagnosis #Management
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
of blood, pus, effusion ... • Call for ultrasound ... re-assess using ultrasound ... Plan definitive management ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Recurrent Polymorphic VT/Torsades de Pointes - Management Algorithm
Drugs that prolong QT interval:
 • Class 1a (quinidine,
Torsades de Pointes - Management ... minutes • Adult infusion ... treat current TdP ... 1.5 mg/kg • Infusion ... #Management #Algorithm
Transverse Abdominis Plane (TAP) Block

CT confirmed appendicitis gets a TAP block by the ED for multimodal
Abdominis Plane (TAP ... appendicitis gets a TAP ... multimodal pain management ... Regional #Anesthesia #Management ... #POCUS #Ultrasound
MTP Gout Effusion on POCUS
50s male with DM/HTN (no hx gout) and great toe pain-MTP joint.
MTP Gout Effusion ... using ultrasound ... to confirm jt effusion ... #Gout #Effusion ... Clinical #POCUS #ultrasound
Malignant Complex Pleural Effusion on Lung POCUS
You are starting your RUSH exam on febrile/hypotensive patient with
Complex Pleural Effusion ... malignant pleural effusion ... off) bleeding on top ... of malignant effusion ... POCUS #Pulmonary #Ultrasound
Aspiration of MTP Gout Effusion

Good to the last drop. In-plane ultrasound guided aspiration to maximize fluid
Gout Effusion ... In-plane ultrasound ... fluid yield when effusion ... #Gout #Effusion ... clinical #pocus #ultrasound
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
Diagnosis and Management ... either due to a diffusion-perfusion ... contrast-enhanced TTE ... SpO2 > 88% • Management ... syndrome #diagnosis #management
Six-step approach to ultrasound-guided central venous catheter placement

I. Identify anatomy of insertion site and localization of
Six-step approach to ultrasound-guided ... Use compression ultrasound ... that the needle tip ... #CentralLine #Ultrasound ... Catheter #Venous #Management
Severe Heart Failure & Cardiogenic Shock - Management Checklist 
Evaluation 
 - EKG & echocardiography
Cardiogenic Shock - Management ... edema - Large effusion ... nitroglycerine infusion ... (no B-lines on ultrasound ... HeartFailure #Cardiology #Management