22 results
Perilunate Dislocation
On lateral wrist XR, the capitate ("apple") should sit in the lunate ("tea cup") which
lateral wrist XR ... no longer sitting ... onto outstretched hand ... Wrist #Carpal #Radiology ... #Orthopedics #Sports
Hyperacute Hypoxemia - Workup and Management
Differential Diagnosis: Aspiration, Flash Pulmonary Edema, Mucous Plugging, Bronchospasm, Pulmonary Embolism,
Hypoxemia - Workup and ... Management Differential ... Bronchospasm, Pulmonary ... Troponin), ABG, STAT CXR ... #treatment #criticalcare
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
Culture • CXR ... Tuberculosis Treatment ... disease • Check CXR ... TB #Diagnosis #Management ... #Treatment #ActiveTB
Navigating a Rapid Response Team (RRT)

Assert Leadership:
 • Stand at foot of bed
 • Introduce yourself
CXR Repeatedly ... • Concise one-liner ... Orders placed, treatments ... Response #Team #RRT #Management ... #treatment #criticalcare
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
Culture • CXR ... Tuberculosis Treatment ... disease • Check CXR ... TB #Diagnosis #Management ... #Treatment #ActiveTB
The rationale for aggressive treatment of generalized status epilepticus was described previously here.  In short,
for aggressive treatment ... In short, best outcomes ... The longer the seizure ... #Management #Neurology ... #CriticalCare #
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) - Basics
Mode of cardiopulmonary support used to treat pulmonary and/or cardiovascular failure
used to treat pulmonary ... Suppots lungs (pulmonary ... venous system E-CPR ... #ECMO #Basics #management ... #pulmonary #criticalcare
Anterior Shoulder Dislocation - ED Management
The shoulder is the most commonly dislocated major joint, 95% of
Dislocation - ED Management ... glenoid) • ED Management ... intraarticular injection ... Dislocation #Anterior #Radiology ... #Orthopedics #Sports
COVID-19 - A Seattle Intensivist's One-Page Cheat-Sheet on COVID-19 v2.7 Updated March 26 2020

(v2.7) incorporating newer
updated treatment ... Wuhan Virus") • Infection ... symptoms Imaging • CXR ... Cheatsheet #Diagnosis #Management ... #Coronavirus #CriticalCare
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
Triggers: ATRA treatment ... common • Imaging: CXR ... - pulmonary opacities ... Differential Diagnosis: Infection ... APML #diagnosis #management