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Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
tremendous amount of O2 ... To compensate, O2 ... increase myocardial O2 ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... criticalcare #foamed #treatment
Hypothermia - Protocol for ED
CORE TEMP < 34º
INITIAL THERAPY
 • Remove wet garments
 • Avoid rough
warm humidified O2 ... Protocol #management #treatment ... #algorithm
Medications for High-Altitude Sickness 
Acetazolarnide 
 • Carbonic Anydrase Inhibitor Bicarb diuresis & metabolic Acidosis ->
Anti-emetic O2 ... pressure Hyperbaric O2 ... Medications #Management #Treatment
Shock - Pathophysiology 
Inadequate tissue perfusion to meet O2, nutrient requirements
1. Distributive Shock
2. Hypovolemic Shock
3. Cardiogenic
perfusion to meet O2 ... differential #diagnosis #algorithm
Suggested Treatment Algorithms for the Management of Polymyalgia Rheumatica and Giant Cell Arteritis

#Management #Algorithm #GCA #PMR
Suggested Treatment ... Algorithms for ... #Management #Algorithm ... Steroid #Taper #Treatment
Factors that May Affect Fetal Oxygenation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Excessive Uterine Activity:
 • Hyperstimulation
 • Placental
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Decreased Fetal O2 ... Maternal Arterial O2 ... Decreased Maternal O2 ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Causes of Polycythemia (Erythrocytosis) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Relative - Normal RBC Mass / Decreased Plasma Volume
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Erythropoietin, O2 ... Secreting Tumor - O2 ... Affinity Hemoglobin - O2 ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Management of Anaphylaxis - Interventions
Epinephrine - Bolus, Infusion, Nebulized
Posture
O2
Fluids
Albuterol 
H1-Antihistamines, H2-Antihistamines
Glucocorticoids
Additional Vasopressor
Glucagon
Sugammadex
Methylene blue
Tranexamic acid
ECMO

#anaphylaxis #management #treatment
Nebulized Posture O2 ... anaphylaxis #management #treatment
Hypoxemia vs Hypoxia
Hypoxemia - Partial pressure of arterial oxygen (PaO2) is below normal
Hypoxia - Insufficient oxygen
hypoxia - Increased O2 ... unable to use O2 ... O2 delivery to tissues
COVID-19 RESPIRATORY PATHWAY ALGORITHM
Awake proning may help with oxygenation
Permissive hypoxemia, if closely monitored and in the
RESPIRATORY PATHWAY ALGORITHM ... Target O2 saturation ... RESPIRATORY #Support #ALGORITHM