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Checking Invasive Devices Using Chest X-Rays

- Dr. Alex Psirides @psirides

#Diagnosis #Anatomy #Radiology #CriticalCare #Lines #Devices #Tubes
Devices Using Chest ... @psirides #Diagnosis ... Anatomy #Radiology #CriticalCare ... Devices #Tubes #Placement ... #ChestXRays #CXR
Priority-based management algorithm for the undifferentiated patient in PEA arrest
PEA (no pulse by manual palp +
Priority-based management ... Start chest compressions ... Cardiac POCUS 3 ... femoral A-line placement ... #criticalcare
Chest Tube Placement Checklist
PREPARATION
 o Consent
 o Position Patient
 o Monitoring
 o Time Out
 o Review
Chest Tube Placement ... Meds o Review Cxr ... EQUIPMENT o Chest ... Tube Tray o Chest ... Feel inside the chest
Hyperacute Hypoxemia - Workup and Management
Differential Diagnosis: Aspiration, Flash Pulmonary Edema, Mucous Plugging, Bronchospasm, Pulmonary Embolism,
edema), Lung Exam, POCUS ... Troponin), ABG, STAT CXR ... , CTA Chest, Echocardiogram ... #Management #treatment ... #criticalcare
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
disease: Pleuritic chest ... Blood cultures • CXR ... level seen • Chest ... until the chest ... #treatment #diagnosis
COVID-19 - A Seattle Intensivist's One-Page Cheat-Sheet on COVID-19 v2.7 Updated March 26 2020

(v2.7) incorporating newer
Intensivist's One-Page Cheat-Sheet ... symptoms Imaging • CXR ... unilateral* • POCUS ... #Management #Summary ... #Coronavirus #CriticalCare
POCUS Confirmation of CVC Placement - Visual Abstract
How accurate is a single view ultrasound protocol for
of CVC Placement ... venous access placement ... ultrasound faster than chest ... - CXR - 37.6 ... #ultrasound #diagnosis
Esophageal Necrosis
Etiology:
 - Ischemia and Gastric Outlet Obstruction with GERD may be inciting events
 - Associated
epigastric/retrosternal chest ... pain Diagnosis: ... : - Treatment of ... injury - NGT placement ... #management #gastroenterology
Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) - Diagnosis and Management

Pneumonia Signs/Symptoms:
 • Confusion/disorientation (LR + 1.9)
 • Cough
and Management ... • Pleuritic chest ... Uremia (blood urea ... infiltrate by chest ... #Management #treatment
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
. central line placement ... indicated, start CPR ... thoracotomy is a better treatment ... critical care area ... #Management #Workup