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Approach to Possible Hypertensive Emergency

criteria required to diagnose hypertensive emergency
(1) Severe hypertension
 - Usually a MAP
- Pulmonary edema ... presence of increased optic ... nerve sheath diameter ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #CriticalCare
Pathological Optic Disc Cupping

Note cup-to-disc ratio at least 0.8 (physiologic limit of 0.5).

Thinning of optic disc
Pathological Optic ... Thinning of optic ... neuroretinal rim so that optic ... Glaucoma causes slow death ... of optic nerve
Heart Pressures - Reference Cheat Sheet
Formula Review Guide for Heart pressure American Society of Echocardiography
Pressures - Reference Cheat ... Sheet Formula ... RAP) - Mean Pulmonary ... Ventricular Pressure - Pulmonary ... Pressure - Pulmonary
D-Sign of Acute Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS - Parasternal Short Axis

Acute shortness of breath with this
D-Sign of Acute Pulmonary ... Acute shortness of breath ... DSign #AcutePE #Pulmonary ... Echocardiogram #CriticalCare
Ventilator Tip Sheet for non-Critical Care Respiratory Therapists and RT Extenders

Keith D. Lamb RT @kdlamb1

#Ventilator #Tips
Ventilator Tip Sheet ... Ventilator #Tips #Sheet ... #CriticalCare #
RV Dilatation in Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS - Parasternal Long Axis

Acute shortness of breath with this
Dilatation in Pulmonary ... Acute shortness of breath ... Dilatation #AcutePE #Pulmonary ... Echocardiogram #CriticalCare
Swan Ganz - Pulmonary Artery Catheter Basics

Nick Mark MD @nickmmark

#PA #SwanGanz #Pulmonary #Artery #Catheter #Basics #Diagnosis
Swan Ganz - Pulmonary ... #PA #SwanGanz #Pulmonary ... Diagnosis #Management #CriticalCare
Capnography and 12 Common Waves - Credit: Charlie Alvarenga

#Diagnosis #CriticalCare #Capnography #Waveforms #Interpretation #ETCO2 #EndTidalCO2 #pulmonary
#Diagnosis #CriticalCare ... #EndTidalCO2 #pulmonary
POCUS Lung Algorithm for the Use of Ultrasound in the Evaluation of Dyspnea 

#Diagnosis #Management #CriticalCare
Diagnosis #Management #CriticalCare ... #Ddxof #Lung #Pulmonary
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
ARDS: Clinical Cheat ... Sheet An acute ... leading to increased pulmonary ... consistent with pulmonary ... Diagnosis #Management #CriticalCare