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Aortic and Mitral Valve Vegetations in Endocarditis on POCUS - PLAX

Why would this 30 y/o male
Aortic and Mitral ... Endocarditis on POCUS ... stethoscope would hear ... #Endocarditis #POCUS ... PLAX #clinical #cardiology
Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump (IABP)

Intra-aortic balloon counter-pulsation is a method of invasive hemodynamic support. A catheter is
Intra-Aortic Balloon ... IABP) Intra-aortic ... into the thoracic aorta ... Pump #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology #criticalcare
AAA is defined as a localized balloon-like dilatation of the abdominal aorta greater than 3cm. Risk
the abdominal aorta ... greater than 1cm/year ... have claimed that POCUS ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #POCUS #Abdominal
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
our friends from Cardiology ... This becomes a flawed ... echocardiogram #management ... #clinical #criticalcare ... #foamed #treatment
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
our friends from Cardiology ... This becomes a flawed ... #diagnosis #management ... l#foamed #algorithm ... #criticalcare
Aortic Coarctation on Echocardiogram
10 yo male,  his father has TGV with a Senning surgery
Aortic Coarctation ... coarctation with near ... Echocardiogram #cardiology ... #clinical #pocus ... #aorta
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
differential #algorithm #management ... #cardiology #treatment ... #table #foamed ... heartfailure #chf #criticalcare
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
echo in the last year ... risk (>5%): - Aortic ... one post op Cardiology ... Severe Aortic stenosis ... medical and surgical management
The crusade against “Ab”Normal Saline continues.  This is a non-physiologic fluid that can harm our
this post will focus ... #foamed #criticalcare ... #management #diagnosis
ZERO POINT SURVEY (ZPS) - STEPUP Mnemonic

Dubbed the ‘Zero Point Survey’ (ZPS), so called because first
oneself, one’s team ... assessment and management ... Breathe, Talk, See, Focus ... Resuscitation #Management ... #CriticalCare #