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Venous Thrombosis vs Arterial Thrombosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

VENOUS THROMBOSIS

 • Acquired Risk Factors:
	- >48 hours
Liver, IBD • COVID ... Aorta - Aortic dissection ... antibodies (APLS should ... considered in all ... fulminans - COVID
Chronic Shoulder Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
4 tests for the AC joint:
1. Direct palpation
2. Cross-arm shoulder
Chronic Shoulder ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... tests for the AC ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #MSK
Diagnostic approach to the admitted patient with possible COVID-19

Initial evaluation
- Chest X-ray
- Lung ultrasound (thorough "lawn-mower"
with possible COVID ... X-ray - Lung ultrasound ... Nasopharyngeal PCR for COVID ... pathogens (ideally should ... #algorithm #schema
Outpatient Hypertension Management Algorithm
Monotherapy: 
 • Thiazide/thiazide-like 
 • ACE-I (non-black patients), 
 • ARB
Hypertension Management Algorithm ... Combined: • ACE-I ... Stoke* • Aortic Dissection ... Amy Chung, MD, MSc ... Hypertension #Management #Algorithm
Evaluation of Electrical Injury in the Emergency Department 

Common Injuries by System:

CNS - Seizure, coma, spinal
ED arrival MSK ... dislocations (posterior shoulder ... - AC), rhabdomyolysis ... especially with AC ... Management #Emergency #Algorithm
Blood Culture Collection Algorithm - Adult Patients with Suspected Systemic Infection 

Pawlowicz et al evidenced based
Pawlowicz et al ... with suspected bacterial ... suspected source of bacterial ... blood cultures should ... blood cultures should
General schema for respiratory support in patients with COVID-19
Low flow nasal cannula
 • Typically set at
patients with COVID ... filter • N95 mask ... beneficial in all ... respiratory #support #COVID19 ... hypoxia #failure #algorithm
DETROIT CARDIOGENIC SHOCK INITIATIVE ALGORITHM

INCLUSION CRITERIA
Acute Myocardial Infarction
 Ischemic Symptoms
 EKG and/or biomarker evidence of AMI
SHOCK INITIATIVE ALGORITHM ... Obtain femoral arterial ... visualization with use of ultrasound ... TIMI III flow in all ... Cardiogenic #Shock #Algorithm
Adult ACLS - Cardiac Arrest Algorithm - AHA 2020
CPR Quality:
 • Push hard (at least 2
Adult ACLS - Cardiac ... Arrest Algorithm ... subsequent doses should ... • Spontaneous arterial ... (coronary) #ACLS
Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
function tests algorithm ... symptoms/signs should ... box indicates all ... mellitus; USS, ultrasound ... LFTs #Abnormal #Algorithm