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Severe Asthma Algorithm - Management of Life-Threatening Asthma in the Emergency Department
Step One
1. Nebulized Albuterol
2. Nebulized
Severe Asthma Algorithm ... - Management of ... #Emergency #Management ... #CriticalCare # ... #Exacerbation #Algorithm
Atrial Fibrillation Overview

Symptoms:
Palpitations, light-headedness, dizziness, dyspnea, exercise intolerance, chest pain, near-syncope, syncope.

1. Why?
Cardiac:
• Valvular heart disease
•
Atrial Fibrillation Overview ... #Fibrillation #Cardiology ... #Management #Algorithm
Overview of approach to brain death

Pursuing a diagnosis of brain death too early may lead to
Overview of approach ... with brain death (e.g ... with brain death (e.g ... #Diagnosis #CriticalCare ... BrainDeath #Dead #Algorithm
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
Shock Overview ... oliguria (< 0.5 mL/kg ... wet (dependent areas ... Classification #diagnosis #management ... #Overview #criticalcare
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
Shock Overview ... oliguria (< 0.5 mL/kg ... wet (dependent areas ... Classification #diagnosis #management ... #Overview #criticalcare
Proposed Respiratory Support Algorithm in COVID19

The ‘intubate early’ paradigm, where patients who “fail” low flow oxygen
Respiratory Support Algorithm ... low flow oxygen (e.g ... support #COVID19 #management ... #schema #criticalcare ... hypoxia #failure #algorithm
Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump (IABP)

Intra-aortic balloon counter-pulsation is a method of invasive hemodynamic support. A catheter is
• Triggers (EKG ... Pump #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology #criticalcare
Overview of Ventilator Modes
VC - Volume Control (a.k.a. assist control volume)
 - Every breath delivered (mandatory
Overview of Ventilator ... ratio ventilation (e.g ... #Ventilation #CriticalCare ... #Comparison #Management
Approach to Selecting Respiratory Support:
-The role of noninvasive respiratory support is generally to reduce the patient's
patient's diagnosis (e.g ... #Management #CriticalCare ... RespiratorySupport #Selection #Algorithm
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 - MAP <65. SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
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) UOP > 0.5 cc/kg ... Differential #Diagnosis #criticalcare ... #algorithm #treatment ... #management