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Signs of Pulmonary Hypertension on Chest CT
 • Main PA is dilated and larger than the
Signs of Pulmonary ... Carina crossover sign ... midline at the level ... ChestCT #CTChest #Radiology ... #cardiology #diagnosis
Approach to Selecting Respiratory Support:
-The role of noninvasive respiratory support is generally to reduce the patient's
-BiPAP should never ... CriticalCare #BiPAP #BiLevel ... RespiratorySupport #Selection #Algorithm ... #PulmCrit
Recommendations for initial management of Unstable Angina/NSTEMI

Flowchart for class I and class lla recommendations for initial
Ilb/llla; LOE, level ... UnstableAngina #Management #Algorithm ... #Cardiology #Medication
Blood Culture Collection Algorithm - Adult Patients with Suspected Systemic Infection 

Pawlowicz et al evidenced based
Culture Collection Algorithm ... evidenced based algorithm ... Algorithm Source ... unstable vital signs ... warrant an elevated level
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist - Myasthenia Gravis

Evaluation 
 - Chest X-ray and lung ultrasound (exclude other lung
workup or TSH level ... monitoring (vital signs ... ://twitter.com/PulmCrit
Bradycardia
1) First Steps: IV, O2, Monitors, ECG, Pads on patient, Crash Cart in room. Is patient
worsening brady, Signs ... 10% above this level ... differential #management #cardiology
Pertinent Chest x-ray Findings in the Trauma Patient and Implications
Respiratory distress without x-ray findings - Central
esophagus Air fluid level ... trauma #diagnosis #signs ... #radiology
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
• Symptoms and signs ... Pain reported at level ... loss: Sensory level ... differential #algorithm
Possible approach to empiric anticoagulation in COVID-19

Is D-dimer above '"1,000-2,000 ng/ml?
Contraindication to anticoagulation?
Check fibrinogen level and/or
Check fibrinogen level ... - Fibrinogen level ... - Fibrinogen level ... Josh Farkas @pulmcirt ... #criticalcare #algorithm