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Overview of approach to brain death

Pursuing a diagnosis of brain death too early may lead to
patient should focus ... with brain death (e.g ... . cardiac arrest ... with brain death (e.g ... #BrainDeath #Dead
Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS Echocardiogram

Mid 30's female with chest pain/dyspnea.  Triage EKG (no prior).
Triage EKG (no prior ... Sister had MI in ... Differential/diagnosis ... RV, McConnell's sign ... Echocardiogram #A4c
Shock - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • Hypotension: SBP<90, SBP drop >40, MAP<65 (Normotension, HTN possible
Shock - Diagnosis ... Full Set of Vital Signs ... telemetry, 12-Lead ... EKG • Ensure ... pericarditis, Pericardial Tamponade
Intraoperative Cardiac Ischaemia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

If the patient is unconscious, signs of cardiac
is unconscious, signs ... ECG machine. ❷ ... CM5 continuous ECG ... ECG as soon as ... #Management #Workup
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
Cardiac Tamponade ... iatrogenic causes, e.g ... pericardiocentesis kit (eg ... examination and vital signs ... #Management #Workup
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram
A 55-year-old female marathon runner presents to clinic w/ 6-months of worsening breathlessness
ASA, Kussmaul's sign ... echocardiogram to workup ... expiration not meeting diagnostic ... Echocardiogram #a4c ... #pocus #clinical
Hypotension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Hypotension is commonly due to unnecessarily deep anaesthesia, the autonomic
and positioning (e.g ... . move head down ... tamponade → 3-9 ... Endocrine cause (eg ... #Management #Workup
Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Approach To Weakness:
 • Non-neuromuscular disorder (Cardiac, pulmonary etc)
 • CNS ->
- Differential Diagnosis ... Non-neuromuscular disorder (Cardiac ... Lack of UMN/LMN signs ... dystrophies Work ... electromyographic (EMG
Intraoperative Hypoxia / Desaturation / Cyanosis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Using these steps from start
ECG, chest X-ray ... tamponade → 3-9 ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Workup #Management ... #Workup #anesthesia
Autoimmune Myositis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Myopathies: Commonly symmetric proximal muscle weakness, no substantial muscle pain
Aldolase levels • EMG ... ) • Shawl sign ... the spine) or head ... Pericarditis/Pericardial tamponade ... weakness • Severe cardiac