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It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
importantly, bedside ultrasound ... ECG is vital while ... Cardiac cath if ... algorithm #management #cardiology ... heartfailure #chf #criticalcare
Shock - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • Hypotension: SBP<90, SBP drop >40, MAP<65 (Normotension, HTN possible
Setup - Ultrasound ... telemetry, 12-Lead EKG ... Cardiac surgery? ... Management #Summary #criticalcare ... #treatment #workup
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
Cardiac Tamponade ... of blood, pus, effusion ... help and inform clinical ... • Call for cardiac ... thoracotomy is a better treatment
Severe Heart Failure & Cardiogenic Shock - Management Checklist 
Evaluation 
 - EKG & echocardiography
Liver function tests ... edema - Large effusion ... (no B-lines on ultrasound ... Revascularization, treatment ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology
Ventricular fibrillation (V-fib or VF) is when the heart quivers instead of pumps due to disorganized
It results in cardiac ... the absence of treatment ... 10% of people in cardiac ... #Clinical #MedStudent ... #Cardiology #EKG
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
- shock->treatments ... or diagnostic tests ... before beginning treatment ... - Cardiac arrest ... failure - Low cardiac
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
of the resting cardiac ... time for coronary perfusion ... echocardiogram #management #clinical ... #criticalcare # ... foamed #treatment
Severe Influenza Checklist

Diagnostic tests 
 - Blood cultures x2 
 - Sputum gram stain & culture
Diagnostic tests ... - Ultrasound ... needed to exclude effusion ... suspected Adiunctive treatments ... Checklist #Management #CriticalCare