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An intuitive way to use ultrasound to evaluate sick patients along the peri-shock to full shock
, based on clinical ... #Diagnosis #POCUS ... #Evaluation #Protocol ... #Algorithm #High ... #Chest #Cardiogenic
An intuitive way to use ultrasound to evaluate sick patients along the peri-shock to full shock
, based on clinical ... call it, “Think High ... #Diagnosis #POCUS ... #Evaluation #Protocol ... #Algorithm #Low
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 - MAP <65. SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
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Diagnosis Framework ... Lactate > 1.5 High ... • Obstructive: Pulmonary ... #criticalcare # ... algorithm #treatment
Shock Classification Types - Pathophysiology Comparison

Obstructive Shock:
 • Obstructive shock is characterized by a blockage in
Pathophysiology Comparison ... Pulmonary embolism ... and normal or high ... #Comparison #criticalcare ... #diagnosis #classification
Endocarditis checklist
Initial evaluation
 • Peripheral blood cultures (three sets at three different sites)
 • Additional culture
checklist Initial evaluation ... TTE +/- TEE) • Chest ... endocarditis w/ septic pulmonary ... Endocarditis #checklist #criticalcare ... #diagnosis #management
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist - Myasthenia Gravis

Evaluation 
 - Chest X-ray and lung ultrasound (exclude other lung
Myasthenia Gravis Evaluation ... - Chest X-ray ... Pyridostigmine - New diagnosis ... unless extremely high ... Checklist #Management #CriticalCare
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
are excellent at evaluating ... with presence of pulmonary ... essentially Cardiogenic Shock ... #algorithm #management ... heartfailure #chf #criticalcare
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Preoperative Risk Evaluation ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... Change in clinical ... change CV risk Chest ... stratification #diagnosis
Fluid Responsiveness and Fluid Tolerance Testing - OnePager Summary
Fluid resuscitation can be beneficial when required or
Pulmonary Artery ... blood flow in the chest ... Tolerance #testing #diagnosis ... #criticalcare # ... comparison #challenges
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
extraction is so high ... heart (Sepsis, Shock ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... echocardiogram #management #clinical ... #criticalcare #