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Pulsatile AAA on Abdominal Exam

A 66-year-old man presented with a 2-month history of abdominal bloating and
abdominal mass, which CT ... revealed to be a large ... Clinical #Video #NJEM
Mechanical ventilation in obese patients according to the i-STAR Algorithm
Intubate
 • Anticipate difficult airway management and
to the i-STAR Algorithm ... lower Fi02 (to target ... plateau-PEEP): target ... patients #iSTAR #Algorithm ... obese #Management #CriticalCare
Approach to Possible Hypertensive Emergency

criteria required to diagnose hypertensive emergency
(1) Severe hypertension
 - Usually a MAP
(2) Target organ ... don't qualify as target ... Emergency #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #CriticalCare #
General schema for respiratory support in patients with COVID-19
Low flow nasal cannula
 • Typically set at
hypoxemia might target ... Ventilation • Target ... management #schema #criticalcare ... hypoxia #failure #algorithm
Endocarditis checklist
Initial evaluation
 • Peripheral blood cultures (three sets at three different sites)
 • Additional culture
TEE) • Chest CT ... positive cultures • Large ... Endocarditis #checklist #criticalcare
Echinococcal Cysts in the Liver- The physical examination revealed hepatomegaly with a palpable hepatic mass. Laboratory
abdomen revealed a large ... #clinical #NEJM ... hepatic #radiology #CT
Giant Thrombosed Intracranial Aneurysm - Computed tomography (CT) performed without the administration of contrast material revealed
Computed tomography (CT ... material revealed a large ... CT angiography and ... Radiology #Neuro #CT ... Intracranial #Aneurysm #NEJM
European Resuscitation Council–European Society of Intensive Care Medicine algorithm for neuroprognostication after cardiac arrest. Reproduced from
Care Medicine algorithm ... confidence interval, CT ... Management #Neurology #CriticalCare ... Neuroprognostication #Prognosis #Algorithm
Froin’s Syndrome - On lumbar puncture, the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) was xanthochromic, viscous, and coagulated in
CT myelography showed ... a large intradural ... Clinical #Radiology #CT ... FroinSyndrome #NEJM
Large Hiatal Hernia - A chest radiograph showed a large air–liquid shadow in the inferior retrocardiac
Large Hiatal Hernia ... radiograph showed a large ... scan showed a large ... Radiology #CXR #CT ... #HiatalHernia #NEJM