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Mesenteric Ischemia - Differential Diagnostic Schema
Chronic: ASCVD, Venous, Vasculitides 5% (PAN, [E]GPA, IgA, MPA)
Acute
 - Venous
Mesenteric Ischemia ... Diagnostic Schema ... GPA, IgA, MPA) Acute ... #Mesenteric #Ischemia ... #Schema #Differential
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 ... COVID19 #management #schema ... #criticalcare # ... hypoxia #failure ... #algorithm #survivingsepsis
Proposed Respiratory Support Algorithm in COVID19

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

criteria required to diagnose hypertensive emergency
(1) Severe hypertension
 - Usually a MAP
- Myocardial ischemia ... type-II myocardial ischemia ... chronic renal failure ... Emergency #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #CriticalCare #
General schema for respiratory support in patients with COVID-19
Low flow nasal cannula
 • Typically set at
General schema for ... COVID19 #management #schema ... #criticalcare # ... hypoxia #failure ... #algorithm
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Lactic Acidosis - Differential ... , - regional ischemia ... - regional ischemia ... - Mesenteric ischemia ... peritonitis - Acute
Possible Approach to Immunosuppression in Severe COVID-19

The diagnosis and treatment of cytokine storm remains unknown and
diagnosis and treatment ... Book of Critical Care ... COVID19 #management #schema ... #criticalcare # ... algorithm #SARSCOV2
Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVC's) - Summary Framework

Why PVCs?  Can be the first manifestation of cardiac
• Myocardial ischemia ... • Underlying ischemic ... may not occur Differential ... beats) • Heart failure ... more intensive treatment
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
important to recognize Acute ... Decompensated Heart Failure ... #diagnosis #differential ... #algorithm #management ... heartfailure #chf #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 ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... management #clinical #criticalcare ... #foamed #treatment