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Salicylate Toxicity - Diagnosis and Management

Consider if:
1) Patient is hot and altered
2) You see tachypnea with
Diagnosis and Management ... , Diaphoresis, Pulmonary ... Level: 150mg/kg Management ... #Salicylate #Aspirin ... Toxicology #diagnosis #management
Drugs Useful in the Treatment and Prophylaxis of Migraine Headaches
Several classes of drugs are effective in
in reducing the frequency ... drugs, such as aspirin ... #Prophylaxis #management
Algorithm for Management of Acute Exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD)

Obtain workup for alternate diagnoses and relevant comorbidities:
Algorithm for Management ... and culture if frequent ... AECOPD #Algorithm #Management ... Exacerbation #treatment #pulmonary
Flail Chest- Check out the paradoxical chest wall movement 
Typical management: opiates for analgesia, intubation due
movement Typical management ... Video #Clinical #PhysicalExam ... #Pulmonary #Respiratory
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) - Basics
Mode of cardiopulmonary support used to treat pulmonary and/or cardiovascular failure
used to treat pulmonary ... Suppots lungs (pulmonary ... If ventilated, frequently ... #ECMO #Basics #management ... #pulmonary #criticalcare
Salicylate Poisoning - Toxicology

Acute toxicity = vomiting, tachypnea, tinnitus, diaphoresis, and lethargy. This may progress to
hyperthermia, coma, and pulmonary ... Cerebral and pulmonary ... edema occurs more frequently ... Pharmacology #Diagnosis #Management ... #Aspirin
Abnormalities in Rate and Rhythm of Breathing 
Normal 
The respiratory rate is about 14—20 per min
punctuated by frequent ... Breathing #Patterns #Pulmonary ... Abnormal #Diagnosis #PhysicalExam
Acute Recurrent Pericarditis
= recurrence of Acute Pericarditis (AP) after free interval >4-6 weeks without symptoms, >1/4
failure of NSAID/aspirin ... Systemic symptoms: pulmonary ... Dual therapy with aspirin ... Pericarditis #diagnosis #management
Sporotrichosis - Sporothrix schenckii - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Sources: 
 • Landscaping, Christmas tree farming, Rose
Diagnosis and Management ... • Pulmonary Sporotrichosis ... More frequently ... infectiousdiseases #treatment #management
Titrating PEEP in ARDS
Key Principles:
1) The ideal PEEP optimizes alveolar recruitment and reduces atelectrauma, while minimizing
be re-assessed frequently ... ARDS #titration #management ... #criticalcare #pulmonary