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Hyperacute Hypoxemia - Workup and Management
Differential Diagnosis: Aspiration, Flash Pulmonary Edema, Mucous Plugging, Bronchospasm, Pulmonary Embolism,
(JVP, edema), Lung ... Exam, POCUS (B-lines ... , lung sliding) ... STAT CXR, CTA Chest ... #treatment #criticalcare
Hypoxemia / Hypoxia - Rapid Response Management Algorithm

Stridor - Upper airway pathology:
 • Anaphylaxis
 • Foreign
pneumonia • Water: pulmonary ... atelectasis • Lung ... MG, ALS) • ↓ chest ... ., flail chest, ... #Diagnosis #Management
Chest X-Ray Interpretation Checklist
Outline ALL bones
Check soft tissues
Assess heart borders
Is density, behind the heart the same
Chest X-Ray Interpretation ... cervical rib Check lung ... radiologistpage #Chest ... #radiology #diagnosis ... #pulmonary
Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS Echocardiogram

Mid 30's female with chest pain/dyspnea.  Triage EKG (no prior).
Pulmonary Embolism ... 's female with chest ... Triage EKG (no prior ... Differential/diagnosis ... A4c #clinical #cardiology
Endocarditis checklist
Initial evaluation
 • Peripheral blood cultures (three sets at three different sites)
 • Additional culture
Endocarditis checklist ... TTE +/- TEE) • Chest ... endocarditis w/ septic pulmonary ... #criticalcare # ... diagnosis #management
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist - Myasthenia Gravis

Evaluation 
 - Chest X-ray and lung ultrasound (exclude other lung
Evaluation - Chest ... X-ray and lung ... (exclude other lung ... Pyridostigmine - New diagnosis ... #Management #CriticalCare
Berlin Criteria for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) 
- Respiratory symptoms must have begun within one
be present on a chest ... lobar collapse, lung ... severity of the hypoxemia ... Definition #Criteria #Diagnosis ... #CriticalCare
Pulmonary Embolism on ECG 

Mid 30's female with chest pain/dyspnea.  Triage EKG (no prior).
's female with chest ... Differential/diagnosis ... See thread for POCUS ... #Embolism #ECG ... #clinical #cardiology
Cardiac Arrest - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

The probable cause is one or more of: something
priority is to start chest ... person (minimum) to chest ... breathing system valves ... Breathing • Check chest ... and adequacy of chest
Hampton hump is a radiologic sign which consists of a shallow wedge-shaped opacity in the periphery
periphery of the lung ... may aid in the diagnosis ... confirmed with chest ... EmergencyMedicine #CriticalCare ... #Radiology #Cardiology