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ISCHEMIA Trial - Management Algorithm for patients with Stable Angina

Stress Test -> ? +moderate or severe
ISCHEMIA Trial - ... moderate or severe ischemia ... This is not for acute ... on results of ISCHEMIA ... Angina #ChestPain #Diagnosis
Diagnostic approach to the admitted patient with possible COVID-19

Initial evaluation
- Chest X-ray
- Lung ultrasound (thorough "lawn-mower"
as clinically indicated ... Care @iBookCC ... #COVID19 #algorithm ... #schema #Diagnosis ... #SARSCoV2 #Coronavirus
COVID-19 Hypoxia Management

Indication for endotracheal intubation?
Tolerating supplemental oxygen?
Consider HFNC
Not tolerating HFNC or HFNC is not available?
Consider
Society of Critical ... Care Medicine - ... 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 ... , such as: - Acute ... - Myocardial ischemia ... type-II myocardial ischemia ... #Algorithm #CriticalCare
"The majority of cases of acute mesenteric ischemia are the result of acute arterial occlusion resulting
mesenteric ischemia ... are the result ... of acute arterial ... SuperiorMesentericArtery #clinical ... #Diagnosis #InferiorMesentericArtery
Possible Approach to Immunosuppression in Severe COVID-19

The diagnosis and treatment of cytokine storm remains unknown and
COVID-19 The diagnosis ... Care @iBookCC ... COVID19 #management #schema ... #criticalcare # ... #Coronavirus
General schema for respiratory support in patients with COVID-19
Low flow nasal cannula
 • Typically set at
General schema for ... Care @iBookCC ... COVID19 #management #schema ... #criticalcare # ... hypoxia #failure #algorithm
Possible approach to empiric anticoagulation in COVID-19

Is D-dimer above '"1,000-2,000 ng/ml?
Contraindication to anticoagulation?
Check fibrinogen level and/or
Care @iBookCC ... COVID19 #management #schema ... #criticalcare # ... algorithm #SARSCOV2 ... #Coronavirus
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
, - regional ischemia ... - regional ischemia ... cardiac output - Acute ... - Mesenteric ischemia ... peritonitis - Acute
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
the setting of acute ... cannot, coronary ischemia ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... echocardiogram #management #clinical ... #criticalcare #