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The Trauma Call Timeline

- A trauma team assembles rapidly in response to a major trauma alert
The Trauma Call ... of catastrophic bleeding ... resuscitation to control bleeding ... restore tissue perfusion ... Teamwork #Approach #Checklist
Pancreatitis management checklist 
Evaluation to guide etiology & management 
 - RUQ ultrasound 
 - Calcium
Pancreatitis management checklist ... management - RUQ ultrasound ... or postpyloric feeding ... #Pancreatitis #Checklist ... Diagnosis #Management #CriticalCare
Shock Types - Classification
State of cellular and tissue hypoxia due to: reduced oxygen delivery, increased oxygen
diminished tissue perfusion ... Hemorrhagic → leading ... commonly due to trauma ... gastrointestinal bleeding ... diagnosis #management #criticalcare
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
of blood, pus, effusion ... cardiothoracic surgery, trauma ... • Call for ultrasound ... re-assess using ultrasound ... Intraoperative #Checklist
MTP Gout Effusion on POCUS
50s male with DM/HTN (no hx gout) and great toe pain-MTP joint.
No trauma. ... without using ultrasound ... MSU crystals=Gout ... Clinical #POCUS #ultrasound ... #MSK #Toe
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
Signs of poor perfusion ... importantly, bedside ultrasound ... Adequate perfusion ... causing hypovolemia needing ... heartfailure #chf #criticalcare
Sternal fracture on POCUS. 

60 year old PT, fell on her chest 4 days ago, tender
of pericardial effusion ... Clinical #POCUS #ultrasound ... #msk #trauma
Severe Influenza Checklist

Diagnostic tests 
 - Blood cultures x2 
 - Sputum gram stain & culture
Severe Influenza Checklist ... function tests - Ultrasound ... needed to exclude effusion ... #Influenza #Checklist ... #Management #CriticalCare