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"Appropriate thoracentesis approach"-McMaster Textbook of Internal Medicine 

#Thoracentesis #Procedure #Pulmonary #Management #Needle #Positioning
"Appropriate thoracentesis ... Medicine #Thoracentesis ... #Procedure #Pulmonary ... #Management #Needle
Pleural Manometry Summary
Measurement of Intrapleural Pressures and Pleural Elastance during therapeutic thoracentesis can be used to
also reduce the risk ... of re-expansion pulmonary ... Manometry #diagnosis #management ... #pulmonary #differential ... #thoracentesis
Since these risk factors are numerous and have different effects on the malignancy risk, it is
Since these risk ... the malignancy risk ... to assess final risk ... #Diagnosis #EBM ... #Radiology #Pulmonary
Pulmonary Embolism Severeity Index Scoring Criteria #EBM #Diagnosis #Management #PESI #RiskSscore #PE #PulmonaryEmbolism
Pulmonary Embolism ... Scoring Criteria #EBM ... #Diagnosis #Management
Procedure Risks and Platelet Targets for Transfusion
LOW RISK - Transfuse ≥ 20,000/uL
 • Paracentesis, EGD or
Procedure Risks ... Transfusion LOW RISK ... marrow biopsy, Thoracentesis ... therapy of HCC, Thoracentesis ... thresholds #targets #management
#Diagnosis #EM #IM #PERC #Low #Risk #Pulmonary #Embolism #PulmonaryEmbolism #Algorithm #RebelEM
#Diagnosis #EM # ... IM #PERC #Low #Risk ... #Pulmonary #Embolism
Rewarming Methods in Hypothermia
 • Passive rewarming - Requires adequate patient physiologic mechanisms. Inadequate for more
Low benefit, low risk ... Gastric lavage - Risks ... Thoracic lavage - Risks ... #Hypothermia #management ... #treatment #ebm
"Patient position during thoracentesis"- McMaster Textbook of Internal Medicine 

#Thoracentesis #Management #Pulmonary #Procedure #Positioning
position during thoracentesis ... Medicine #Thoracentesis ... #Management #Pulmonary
COPD Exacerbations - Management
 • Identify Triggers
 • Assess Severity
 • Risk for Poor Outcomes
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Exacerbations - Management ... Assess Severity • Risk ... #Exacerbation #Management ... #treatment #pulmonary
Pulmonary Embolism Treatment
Systemic Thrombolysis
 - Exclude contraindications.
 - Indications:
   - Massive PE (definite indication)
Pulmonary Embolism ... submassive PE (risk ... of ICH and 6% risk ... @nickmmark #Pulmonary ... Treatment #AcutePE #Management