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MDRO: Multiple Drug Resistant Organism (Stenehjem E et al. Clin Infect Dis. 2016; 63(10): 1273-1280)

#AntibioticClassificationSchema #Antibiotics
Stenehjem E et al ... AntibioticClassificationSchema #Antibiotics ... #MDRO #clinical ... #management #pharmacology
Antiphospholipid Syndrome (APS)
APS is a rare autoimmune disorder characterized by recurring blood clots resulting from antibodies
from antibodies formed ... Anticardiolipin antibodies (aCL ... at least: • 1 clinical ... presence of 1 clinical ... APS #diagnosis #management
Hemorrhagic Tamponade revealed during CPR on POCUS

POCUS (cardiac SubXi) showing why CPR isn't doing much for
remove the clot #FOAMed ... Tamponade #CPR #POCUS #clinical ... #ACLS #echocardiogram
Vasopressors and Inotropes
 • Norepinephrine - Levophed - "Levo" - Generally thought of as the first
Adrenalin - "Epi" - ACLS ... Vasopressors #Inotropes #management ... #criticalcare # ... comparison #table #pharmacology
For my UME micro course, I made a figure that captures this terminology and lets learners
the spectrum of clinically ... the clinically ... does not equal clinical ... #antibiogram #pharmacology ... #management #spectrum
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist - Myasthenia Gravis

Evaluation 
 - Chest X-ray and lung ultrasound (exclude other lung
Intubation only if clinically ... (vital signs, clinical ... main ones) - Antibiotics ... MyastheniaGravis #Checklist #Management ... #CriticalCare
The crusade against “Ab”Normal Saline continues.  This is a non-physiologic fluid that can harm our
its Chloride (Cl ... are balanced by Cl ... #foamed #criticalcare ... #management #diagnosis ... #treatment #pharmacology
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
“one size fits all ... algorithm #cardiology #echocardiogram ... #management #clinical ... #criticalcare # ... foamed #treatment
Pericardial Effusion seen during CPR on POCUS Echocardiogram

This patient was given an anesthetic and became unresponsive
during CPR on POCUS Echocardiogram ... best choice for management ... Effusion #CPR #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #clinical #ultrasound ... #ACLS #Intraarrest
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
just simply a clinical ... differential #algorithm #management ... treatment #table #foamed ... heartfailure #chf #criticalcare ... #pharmacology