12 results
VA ECMO Unloading - LV Venting
Different LV Venting Strategies work through these basic mechanisms: ↓ Preload,
VA ECMO Unloading ... through these basic ... Afterload • Reducing ECMO ... LVVenting #cardiology #management ... #ecmo #treatment
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) - Basics
Mode of cardiopulmonary support used to treat pulmonary and/or cardiovascular failure
) - Basics Mode ... used to treat pulmonary ... Suppots lungs (pulmonary ... If ventilated, frequently ... #Basics #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 ... CXR, Lung US, Echo ... #Exacerbation #treatment ... #pulmonary
RV Strain in Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS Echocardiogram

A patient is brought by EMS intubated and hypotensive.
RV Strain in Pulmonary ... your next step in management ... hypotension & this echo ... #RVStrain #Pulmonary ... Echocardiogram #clinical #ultrasound
Shock - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • Hypotension: SBP<90, SBP drop >40, MAP<65 (Normotension, HTN possible
Diagnosis and Management ... Setup - Ultrasound ... Tamponade - Pulmonary ... elevated JVP, echo ... #criticalcare #treatment
Emphysematous Cystitis
Epidemiology:
 • Usually middle-aged diabetic women
 • Other RF: neurogenic bladder, urinary tract outlet obstruction,
dysuria, urinary frequency ... KUB or abdominal ultrasound ... also important Management ... data • Early treatment ... Cystitis #diagnosis #management
Severe Heart Failure & Cardiogenic Shock - Management Checklist 
Evaluation 
 - EKG & echocardiography
Cardiogenic Shock - Management ... in cardiogenic pulmonary ... (no B-lines on ultrasound ... Revascularization, treatment ... HeartFailure #Cardiology #Management
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
importantly, bedside ultrasound ... with presence of pulmonary ... & Dry) is the treatment ... Impella, LVAD, ECMO ... differential #algorithm #management
Gout - Diagnosis and Management Summary

3 Conditions for Gout to Manifest:
1. Hyperuricemia
2. Monosodium urate deposition in
Diagnosis and Management ... Increasingly severe/frequent ... not possible • Ultrasound ... • Acute gout treatment ... Gout #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 #microbiology