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Mechanical Bowel Obstruction and Ileus - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Ileus: Functional bowel "blockage", no peristalsis
Mechanical Obstruction:
presents with acute abdominal ... acute or chronic abdominal ... hypotension • Abdominal ... percussion • Nausea ... #sbo #ileus #pathophysiology
Treatment Checklist for Abdominal Compartment Syndrome

- Dr. Josh Farkas @PulmCrit

#Abdominal #Compartment #Syndrome #Checklist #Treatment #Management #CriticalCare
Treatment Checklist ... for Abdominal Compartment ... @PulmCrit #Abdominal ... Compartment #Syndrome #Checklist ... #Treatment #Management
Management of Abdominal Distension and Bloating - Treatment Algorithm

Definitions
Pathophysiology
Organic/Pathologic Etiologies:
 • Small Intestinal Bowel Overgrowth (SIBO)
Management of Abdominal ... Bowel Overgrowth (SIBO ... Gastric Outlet Obstruction ... Intestinal Pseudo obstruction ... Distension #Bloating #Management
Checklist for SBT with Suspected Cardiovascular Causes of Failure in Mechanical Ventilation Weaning

#Mechanical #Ventilation #Weaning #SBT
Checklist for SBT ... Cardiovascular Causes ... Ventilation #Weaning #SBT ... #Checklist #Management
Small bowel obstruction

pain in abdomen; history of previous abdominal surgery
 - Dilated bowel loops
 - multiple
Small bowel obstruction ... history of previous abdominal ... abdomen #Clinical #Radiology ... AbdominalXRay #SBO
Causes of Intestinal Obstruction - Differential Diagnosis
Lesions Extrinsic to the Intestinal Wall:
 • Adhesions: Postoperative, Congenital,
Causes of Intestinal ... Hernia: External abdominal ... Inflammatory: Intra-abdominal ... Differential #Diagnosis #SBO ... #bowel #Causes
Extubation Checklist Mnemonic - MASCOTS
M - Mechanism (Underlying mechanism improving)
A - Airway (Patent, difficult intubation)
S -
Extubation Checklist ... - Tube feeds (Pause ... SAT/SBT) - Anand ... #Extubation #Checklist ... #criticalcare #management
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 - MAP <65. SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
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Arrhythmia • Obstructive ... Severe auto-PEEP, Abdominal ... Dehydration Shock Treatment ... criticalcare #algorithm #treatment ... #management
A primer on the causes, evaluation and management of Acute Myocardial Infarction in Young Patients. 
Obstructive:
primer on the causes ... evaluation and management ... Obstructive: • ... MINOCA - MI in non-obstructive ... Hypercoagulable States #cardiology
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
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Causes of Chronic ... Tachyarrhythmia Airway Obstruction ... Kyphoscoliosis • Abdominal ... Chronic #Dyspnea #SOB ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes