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Mammogram Basics

A diagnostic mammogram is obtained when a patient has symptoms, usually a mass. The mass
views of each breast ... looking at the breast ... views of each breast ... #Mammography #Breast ... #Radiology #clinical
Management of patients with known or suspected malignant pleural effusion (MPE) - An Official ATS/STS/STR Clinical
Management of patients ... malignant pleural effusion ... Official ATS/STS/STR Clinical ... Physicians are not great ... #MPE #Algorithm
Hypotension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Hypotension is commonly due to unnecessarily deep anaesthesia, the autonomic
effects of neuraxial block ... symmetry, rate, breath ... rate, rhythm, perfusion ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup
High Central Neuraxial Block - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
• Can occur with deliberate or accidental
Central Neuraxial Block ... hypnosis as soon as clinical ... fluid by rapid infusion ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup
Clinical Management for Three Common Causes of Shock 
HEMORRHAGIC SHOCK
 • Ensure adequate ventilation and oxygenation.
Clinical Management ... for Three Common Causes ... • Treat coincident ... Ameliorate increased work ... #Shock #Management
Leptospirosis
Pathogen: Leptospira (interrogans, kirschneri, noguchii)
Risk Factors:
 • Occupational exposure - Farmers, ranchers, trappers, veterinarians
 • Recreational
Overcrowded urban areas ... : conjunctival suffusion ... non-productive cough, nausea ... Epidemiologic exposure + clinical ... diagnosis #treatment #management
Malignant Pericardial Effusion on POCUS Echocardiogram

Which of the following is the most common etiology for this
particularly lung, breast ... the most common cause ... the most common cause ... Echocardiogram #Cardiology ... #clinical #ultrasound
Phenobarbital monotherapy algorithm for alcohol withdrawal

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-Phenobarbital monotherapy has numerous advantages
phenobarbital-monotherapy-withdrawal-management-algorithm-protocol-pulmcrit ... into meaningful clinical ... Alternative causes ... up-titrated to treat ... -If you work at
Local Anaesthetic Toxicity - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Signs of severe toxicity:
 • Sudden alteration in
bradycardia, conduction blocks ... anaesthetic (remember infusion ... inform immediate clinical ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup
Intraoperative Anaphylaxis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
• Unexplained hypotension
• Unexplained bronchospasm (wheeze may be absent
arrest where other causes ... Give drugs to treat ... an appropriate critical ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup