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POCUS Lung Algorithm for the Use of Ultrasound in the Evaluation of Dyspnea 

#Diagnosis #Management #CriticalCare
Ultrasound in the Evaluation ... Diagnosis #Management #CriticalCare ... Dyspnea #Algorithm #Ddxof ... #Lung #Pulmonary
Pharmacologic treatment algorithms by Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease grade. Highlighted boxes and arrows
Pharmacologic treatment ... indicate preferred treatment ... limitation, further evaluation ... #Management #Pulmonary ... GOLD2017 #LAMA #LABA #ICS
Medical Treatment Algorithm for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Initial medical treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
Medical Treatment ... Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary ... chronic obstructive pulmonary ... LAMA #SABA #SAMA #ICS ... #Pharmacology
Pulmonary Embolism Treatment
Systemic Thrombolysis
 - Exclude contraindications.
 - Indications:
   - Massive PE (definite indication)
Pulmonary Embolism ... Treatment Systemic ... - 2% risk of ICH ... #Embolism #Treatment ... AcutePE #Management #CriticalCare
Stress Ulcer Prophylaxis

Stress ulcerations are common in ICU patients and may lead to hemorrhage if not
are common in ICU ... ulceration or treatment ... Stress ulceration is ... #Prophylaxis #criticalcare ... #pharmacology #
EKG in Acute Pulmonary Embolism
The sensitivity and specificity for EKG findings in acute PE are low.
EKG
EKG in Acute Pulmonary ... EKG is helpful in ... evaluating for ... causes of cardio-pulmonary ... AcutePE #diagnosis #cardiology
High yield pharmacology notes
#pharmacology #cardiology #management #medications #criticalcare #treatment
High yield pharmacology ... notes #pharmacology ... #cardiology #management ... #medications #criticalcare ... #treatment
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
are excellent at evaluating ... with presence of pulmonary ... algorithm #management #cardiology ... heartfailure #chf #criticalcare ... #pharmacology
The crusade against “Ab”Normal Saline continues.  This is a non-physiologic fluid that can harm our
) is dominated by ... The ECF and ICF ... #foamed #criticalcare ... management #diagnosis #treatment ... #pharmacology #
Checklist for Treatment of Delirium in the ICU 

Remove causative factors 
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Exclude hypoglycemia if
Checklist for Treatment ... consider empiric treatment ... sleeping, administer pharmacologic ... Checklist #Management #Treatment ... #MICU #CriticalCare