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Flail Chest- Check out the paradoxical chest wall movement 
Typical management: opiates for analgesia, intubation due
Flail Chest- Check ... movement Typical management ... Swaminathan @EMSwami #Flail ... Video #Clinical #PhysicalExam ... #Pulmonary #Respiratory
Paradoxical Breathing on Physical Exam

Paradoxical breathing is often a sign of breathing problems. It causes the
It causes the chest ... DDx includes flail ... Paradoxical #Breathing #PhysicalExam ... clinical #video #pulmonary ... #peds #pediatrics
Thoracic Trauma - Lethal 6 and Hidden 6 of Thoracic Trauma
The Lethal 6 of Thoracic Trauma:
Tamponade • Flail ... Chest The Hidden ... Esophageal Injury • Pulmonary ... Trauma #diagnosis #management ... #injuries #differential
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
and Management ... Management: • ... pneumonectomy if fail ... Differential Diagnosis ... #pulmonary #differential
Hypoxemia / Hypoxia - Rapid Response Management Algorithm

Stridor - Upper airway pathology:
 • Anaphylaxis
 • Foreign
Rapid Response Management ... MG, ALS) • ↓ chest ... compliance (e.g., flail ... chest, kyphoscoliosis ... Hypoxemia #Hypoxia #differential
Endocarditis checklist
Initial evaluation
 • Peripheral blood cultures (three sets at three different sites)
 • Additional culture
cultures (three sets ... TTE +/- TEE) • Chest ... endocarditis w/ septic pulmonary ... • Myocardial abscess ... • Aggressive management
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
coagulopathy) • CBC w differential ... Other tests: • CT chest ... typically seen on chest ... Renal #Syndromes #differential ... #diagnosis #management
Hodgkin's Lymphoma Overview

Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is an uncommon hematological malignancy arising from mature B cells. It
Serum Copper • Chest ... involvement • PET ... Immunohistochemical studies (to differentiate ... can also involve PET ... hematology #oncology #management
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

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

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
exercise intolerance, chest ... Noncardiac: • Pulmonary ... early Afib and pts ... pericardial disease; assess ... AFib #diagnosis #management
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Assess functional ... 4 Mets = Climbing ... murmur 3/6) - Pulmonary ... change CV risk Chest ... medical and surgical management