351 results
Overview of Ventilator Modes
VC - Volume Control (a.k.a. assist control volume)
 - Every breath delivered (mandatory
mandatory and patient triggered ... mandatory & patient triggered ... patient can't trigger ... CriticalCare #Comparison #Management
Algorithm for the diagnostic evaluation of dizziness. (HINTS = head-impulse, nystagmus, test of skew.)
Questions regarding the
dizziness) and triggers ... the symptom, the Triggers ... scenarios: episodic triggered ... Dizziness #Algorithm #Differential
Drugs Commonly Implicated as Triggers of Drug Induced Thrombocytopenia
#Diagnosis #Hematology #Thrombocytopenia #Differential #DrugInduced #Medications
Implicated as Triggers ... Thrombocytopenia #Differential
Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS Echocardiogram

Mid 30's female with chest pain/dyspnea.  Triage EKG (no prior).
Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS ... Triage EKG (no prior ... Differential/diagnosis ... See thread for POCUS ... POCUS (apical window
Cardiac Event Monitors - Heart Monitor Comparison
 - Holter - 24-48 hrs
• Patient Triggered ... , Auto Triggered ... , Auto Triggered ... , Auto Triggered ... holter #cardiology #management
COPD Exacerbations - Management
 • Identify Triggers
 • Assess Severity
 • Risk for Poor Outcomes
 •
Exacerbations - Management ... • Identify Triggers ... #Exacerbation #Management
Pacemaker Operating Modes
1 - Chamber paced
     A (atrium), V (ventricle), D (dual/both)
2
event T - Triggers ... sensed event (A triggered ... either inhibited or triggered ... waves which would trigger ... settings #cardiology #management
Hearing Loss: Triaged Referral
#PrimaryCare #Referral #HearingLoss #Assessment #Management #NICE #BMJ
Hearing Loss: Triaged ... HearingLoss #Assessment #Management
Gastric Intestinal Metaplasia (GIM)
 • GIM is a precancerous, histopathologic change characterized by replacement of normal
The most common trigger ... algorithm for GIM management ... GIM #diagnosis #management
Primary mass casualty incident triage:
The Amberg-Schwandorf Algorithm for Primary Triage (ASAV) [4]. I = red category, II = yellow category,
casualty incident triage ... Algorithm for Primary Triage ... green category #Management ... #Triage #MassCasualty