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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 ... in relation to ECG ... #EKG #Pulmonary ... #diagnosis #cardiology
Diagnostic approach to the admitted patient with possible COVID-19

Initial evaluation
- Chest X-ray
- Lung ultrasound (thorough "lawn-mower"
clinically indicated (e.g ... echocardiogram, EKG ... Book of Critical Care ... #schema #Diagnosis ... #SARSCoV2 #Coronavirus
ST segment elevation in acute myocardial ischemia

ST segment elevations with straight (horizontal, upsloping or downsloping) or
segment elevation in acute ... strongly suggest acute ... the other hand, are ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #ECG #EKG #STEMI
Proposed Respiratory Support Algorithm in COVID19

The ‘intubate early’ paradigm, where patients who “fail” low flow oxygen
Respiratory Support Algorithm ... low flow oxygen (e.g ... COVID19 #management #schema ... #criticalcare # ... hypoxia #failure #algorithm
Approach to Possible Hypertensive Emergency

criteria required to diagnose hypertensive emergency
(1) Severe hypertension
 - Usually a MAP
patients who have acute ... hypertension (e.g ... , such as: - Acute ... Emergency #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #CriticalCare #
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
the setting of acute ... cannot, coronary ischemia ... dilated vessels, or acutely ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... management #clinical #criticalcare
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
the setting of acute ... cannot, coronary ischemia ... dilated vessels, or acutely ... clinica l#foamed #algorithm ... #criticalcare
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
important to recognize Acute ... ECG is vital while ... #differential #algorithm ... #management #cardiology ... heartfailure #chf #criticalcare